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Veterinarians in Carter County, TN
How Carter County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #356 of 1,485 scored counties
#14 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On pets · $699 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,361
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Carter County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Carter County comes to about $17.1M a year: $699 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Carter County in 2023. That is one for every 6,106 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Carter County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Carter County is 66 (upper middle), #356 of 1,485 scored counties and #14 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carter County compares
The same measures for Tennessee and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the veterinarians counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Carter County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,106 | 3,923 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $699 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,135 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Carter County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,361+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,425
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,526
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,579
- Daytime population
- 45,703Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumner County, TN | 83 | 23 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +9.2% | #56 of 1,485 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 82 | 6 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +7.0% | #67 of 1,485 |
| 3Maury County, TN | 82 | 13 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +16.0% | #69 of 1,485 |
| 4Rutherford County, TN | 79 | 44 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +12.6% | #110 of 1,485 |
| 5Montgomery County, TN | 76 | 30 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +13.0% | #162 of 1,485 |
| 6Davidson County, TN | 75 | 107 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +4.2% | #184 of 1,485 |
| 7Loudon County, TN | 75 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.5M | +15.6% | #190 of 1,485 |
| 8Wilson County, TN | 74 | 22 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +17.8% | #202 of 1,485 |
| 9Hawkins County, TN | 71 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.5M | +5.0% | #253 of 1,485 |
| 10Putnam County, TN | 71 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +8.1% | #267 of 1,485 |
| 14Carter County, TN | 66 | 5 | 2.0 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #356 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Carter County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses59
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Carter County, TN?
Carter County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Carter County, TN spend on pets?
About $17.1M a year, or $699 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Carter County has 2.0 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $3.4M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Carter County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,106 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Carter County scores 66 for veterinarians (upper middle), #356 of 1,485 scored counties.
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