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Veterinarians in the Morristown, TN metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in the Morristown, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #350 of 384 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
25
4 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$37.5M
On pets · $781 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
128,867
+7.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for veterinarians in the Morristown metro area is 26 (lower middle), #350 of 384 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 25 veterinarians in the Morristown metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.

At $781 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Morristown metro area spend about $37.5M a year on pets. That works out to $1.5M per clinic, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in the Morristown metro area classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 2,524 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $4.1M has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Morristown metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Morristown metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Morristown metro area 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 Morristown, TN metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureMorristown metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.23.63.3
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment2,5243,9233,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+2.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.9%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$781$871$909
Median household income$60,553$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score2655

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
192
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
254 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$4.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in the Morristown metro area, 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 the Morristown metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
128,867+7.9% since 2020
Households
47,963
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
436 sq. mi.
People per square mile
281
Median household income
$60,553
Average household income
$82,265
Median home value
$218,100
Jobs located here
47,715
Daytime population
119,291Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Veterinarians across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for veterinarians, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Morristown metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for veterinarians by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN673103.7$2.6M+8.7%#77 of 384
2Memphis, TN-MS-AR631402.7$3.2M−0.3%#98 of 384
3Clarksville, TN-KY63413.3$2.5M+8.5%#101 of 384
4Johnson City, TN61252.8$2.8M+4.3%#108 of 384
5Chattanooga, TN-GA51873.8$2.4M+5.3%#193 of 384
6Knoxville, TN461634.3$2M+6.9%#228 of 384
7Cleveland, TN37224.4$1.8M+6.1%#286 of 384
8Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA35483.7$2.1M+2.3%#294 of 384
9Jackson, TN28304.1$1.9M+2.2%#335 of 384
10Morristown, TN26255.2$1.5M+7.9%#350 of 384

Other business types in the Morristown metro area

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in the Morristown, TN metro area?

The Morristown metro area has 25 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.

How much do households in the Morristown, TN metro area spend on pets?

About $37.5M a year, or $781 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 47,963 households in the Morristown metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Morristown, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?

The Morristown metro area has 5.2 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $1.5M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, the Morristown metro area would have about 14, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,524 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.

How fast is the Morristown, TN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Morristown metro area at 128,867 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 47,963 households. The median household income in the Morristown metro area is $60,553 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The Morristown metro area scores 26 for veterinarians (lower middle), #350 of 384 scored metro areas.

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