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Pet businesses in Bledsoe County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Bledsoe County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,364 of 2,200 scored counties
#61 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On pets · $726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $588K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,920
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Bledsoe County comes to about $3.5M a year: $726 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $588K of household spending for each business on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Bledsoe County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.4 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bledsoe County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Bledsoe County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Bledsoe County is 44 (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,200 scored counties and #61 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Bledsoe 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 pet businesses 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 | Bledsoe County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $588K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $726 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,720 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
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
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,920+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 4,858
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $54,720+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,637
- Median home value
- $189,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,517
- Daytime population
- 12,597Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Robertson County, TN | 89 | 26 | 9.2 | $994K | +9.9% | #9 of 2,200 |
| 2Roane County, TN | 82 | 22 | 9.7 | $885K | +7.0% | #55 of 2,200 |
| 3Rutherford County, TN | 80 | 115 | 8.9 | $1.1M | +12.6% | #70 of 2,200 |
| 4Franklin County, TN | 79 | 16 | 9.2 | $878K | +6.4% | #94 of 2,200 |
| 5Tipton County, TN | 78 | 15 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +2.0% | #99 of 2,200 |
| 6Sumner County, TN | 77 | 84 | 10.7 | $926K | +9.2% | #122 of 2,200 |
| 7Davidson County, TN | 76 | 274 | 8.4 | $1.1M | +4.2% | #139 of 2,200 |
| 8Montgomery County, TN | 76 | 85 | 9.7 | $895K | +13.0% | #146 of 2,200 |
| 9Union County, TN | 72 | 7 | 8.8 | $885K | +8.1% | #229 of 2,200 |
| 10Hickman County, TN | 72 | 9 | 9.5 | $841K | +5.0% | #231 of 2,200 |
| 61Bledsoe County, TN | 44 | 6 | 12.4 | $588K | +6.5% | #1,364 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bledsoe 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bledsoe County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet businesses in Bledsoe County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bledsoe County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Bledsoe County, TN spend on pets?
About $3.5M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $588K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,858 households in Bledsoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bledsoe County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bledsoe County has 12.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $588K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bledsoe County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Bledsoe County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Bledsoe County at 15,920 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,858 households. Median household income in Bledsoe County is $54,720, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Bledsoe County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,364 of 2,200 scored counties.
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