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Veterinarians in Wilson County, TN

How Wilson 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 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #202 of 1,485 scored counties
#8 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
22
8 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
19
−5.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$61.4M
On pets · $1,038 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
3% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
175,033
+17.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 veterinarians in Wilson County. Chain locations make up 36% of them, 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.

Households in Wilson County spend about $61.4M a year on pets, or $1,038 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 veterinarians, that is $2.8M per clinic, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Wilson County in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,113 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $840K has gone to businesses classed as veterinary services in Wilson County.

Population estimates show Wilson County grew 17.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wilson County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for veterinarians, ranking #202 of 1,485 scored counties and #8 of 51 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Wilson 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 Wilson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWilson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.63.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.4M$2.7M
Households per official establishment3,1133,9233,767
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−5.0%+2.1%+6.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.8%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,038$871$909
Median household income$95,839$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
20 → 19−5.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
300
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
228 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$840K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as veterinary services in Wilson 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 Wilson County

Population, 2025 estimate
175,033+17.8% since 2020
Households
59,139
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
278
Median household income
$95,839+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,252
Median home value
$428,000
Jobs located here
61,176
Daytime population
139,995Residents 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 Wilson 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

Other business types in Wilson County

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

Questions

How many veterinarians are in Wilson County, TN?

There are 22 veterinarians on map listings in Wilson County as of September 2026. 8 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023, down 5.0% from 2019.

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

About $61.4M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per clinic. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,139 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wilson County has 3.7 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.8M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the national ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Wilson County would have about 23, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,113 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.8% for the U.S.

How fast is Wilson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Wilson County at 175,033 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,139 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $95,839 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Wilson County scores 74 for veterinarians (upper middle), #202 of 1,485 scored counties.

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