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Veterinarians in Knox County, TN
How Knox 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 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #650 of 1,485 scored counties
#25 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 96
- 21 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.2M
- On pets · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 veterinarians in Knox County. 21 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
At $911 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $183.2M a year on pets. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each clinic on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Knox County was 65 in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,095 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Knox County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #650 of 1,485 scored counties and #25 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,095 | 3,923 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $911 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 65−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 944
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9621 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 25Knox County, TN | 54 | 96 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #650 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Knox 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 businesses58
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Knox County, TN?
There are 96 veterinarians on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 21 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on pets?
About $183.2M a year, or $911 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Knox County has 4.8 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.9M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Knox County would have about 67, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,095 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 54 for veterinarians (upper middle), #650 of 1,485 scored counties.
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