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Veterinarians in Rhea County, TN
How Rhea 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #952 of 1,485 scored counties
#36 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On pets · $739 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,844
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 veterinarians in Rhea County. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
Household spending on pets in Rhea County comes to about $10M a year: $739 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per clinic, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Rhea County in 2023. That is one for every 2,695 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rhea County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Rhea County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #952 of 1,485 scored counties and #36 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Rhea 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 | Rhea County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,695 | 3,923 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.1% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $739 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,033 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- 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
- 4The 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 Rhea 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 Rhea County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,844+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 13,475
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 108
- Median household income
- $55,033+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,267
- Median home value
- $206,000
- Jobs located here
- 10,252
- Daytime population
- 31,260Residents 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 |
| 36Rhea County, TN | 41 | 5 | 3.7 | $2M | +4.6% | #952 of 1,485 |
Other business types in Rhea 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Rhea County, TN?
Rhea County has 5 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Rhea County, TN spend on pets?
About $10M a year, or $739 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,475 households in Rhea County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rhea County, TN compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Rhea County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Rhea County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,695 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Rhea County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rhea County at 34,844 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,475 households. The median household income in Rhea County is $55,033 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Rhea County scores 41 for veterinarians (lower middle), #952 of 1,485 scored counties.
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