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Veterinarians in DeKalb County, TN
How DeKalb 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,126 of 1,485 scored counties
#45 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On pets · $731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,873
- +8.4% since 2020
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What this means
For veterinarians, DeKalb County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,126 of 1,485 scored counties and #45 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $6.3M a year on pets, or $731 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per clinic, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 5 veterinarians on map listings in DeKalb County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in DeKalb County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of DeKalb County grew 8.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,923 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $731 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,153 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- 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
- 2The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,873+8.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,652
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 304 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $53,153+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,610
- Median home value
- $235,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,262
- Daytime population
- 17,209Residents 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 |
| 45DeKalb County, TN | 34 | 5 | 5.8 | $1.3M | +8.4% | #1,126 of 1,485 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in DeKalb County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in DeKalb County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in DeKalb County, TN spend on pets?
About $6.3M a year, or $731 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,652 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
DeKalb County has 5.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.3M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 2, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, TN growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 21,873 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,652 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $53,153, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. DeKalb County scores 34 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,126 of 1,485 scored counties.
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