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Veterinarians in Hickman County, TN

How Hickman County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for veterinarians: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On pets · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$3.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
26,219
+5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in Hickman County comes to about $7.6M a year: $802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 veterinarians, that is $3.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.

There are 2 veterinarians on map listings in Hickman County as of September 2026. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for veterinary services in Hickman County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Hickman County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 veterinarians on map listings, Hickman County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hickman 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.

Veterinarians in Hickman County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHickman CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.13.63.3
Spending per listing$3.8M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,9233,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$802$871$909
Median household income$68,247$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hickman 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 Hickman County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,219+5.0% since 2020
Households
9,435
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
613 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$68,247+56.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,308
Median home value
$224,100
Jobs located here
4,018
Daytime population
20,397Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hickman County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumner County, TN83232.9$3.4M+9.2%#56 of 1,485
2Roane County, TN8262.6$3.2M+7.0%#67 of 1,485
3Maury County, TN82133.1$2.9M+16.0%#69 of 1,485
4Rutherford County, TN79443.4$2.8M+12.6%#110 of 1,485
5Montgomery County, TN76303.4$2.5M+13.0%#162 of 1,485
6Davidson County, TN751073.3$2.9M+4.2%#184 of 1,485
7Loudon County, TN7593.7$2.5M+15.6%#190 of 1,485
8Wilson County, TN74223.7$2.8M+17.8%#202 of 1,485
9Hawkins County, TN7152.1$3.5M+5.0%#253 of 1,485
10Putnam County, TN71103.0$2.6M+8.1%#267 of 1,485
Hickman County, TNNot scored22.1$3.8M+5.0%

Other business types in Hickman County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Hickman County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 veterinarians in Hickman County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. No official count is published for veterinary services in Hickman County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Hickman County, TN spend on pets?

About $7.6M a year, or $802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,435 households in Hickman County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hickman County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

Hickman County has 2 veterinarians on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Hickman County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Hickman County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Hickman County at 26,219 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,435 households. Median household income in Hickman County is $68,247, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.5%, 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. Hickman County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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