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Veterinarians in Fentress County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Fentress County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,285 of 1,485 scored counties
#50 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On pets · $648 a household
- Spending per listing
- $846K
- 69% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,322
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in Fentress County is 27 (lower middle), #1,285 of 1,485 scored counties and #50 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Fentress County comes to about $5.1M a year: $648 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 veterinarians, that is $846K per clinic, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There are 6 veterinarians on map listings in Fentress County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Fentress County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,610 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fentress County grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fentress 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 | Fentress County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $846K | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,610 | 3,923 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $648 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,149 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 27 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $404K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 Fentress 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 Fentress County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,322+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,831
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $51,149+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $57,981
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,781
- Daytime population
- 16,556Residents 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 |
| 50Fentress County, TN | 27 | 6 | 7.7 | $846K | +9.7% | #1,285 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Fentress 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 businesses39
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Fentress County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 veterinarians in Fentress County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Fentress County, TN spend on pets?
About $5.1M a year, or $648 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $846K per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,831 households in Fentress County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fentress County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Fentress County has 7.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $846K, 69% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Fentress County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,610 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Fentress County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Fentress County at 20,322 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,831 households. Median household income in Fentress County is $51,149, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Fentress County scores 27 for veterinarians (lower middle), #1,285 of 1,485 scored counties.
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