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Pet businesses in Blount County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Blount County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #837 of 2,200 scored counties
#38 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 75
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50M
- On pets · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $667K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 143,820
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Blount County comes to about $50M a year: $901 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $667K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Blount County has 75 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 30% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Blount County was 34 in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,633 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Blount County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Blount County grew 6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Blount County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #837 of 2,200 scored counties and #38 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Blount 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 | Blount County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $667K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,633 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $901 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,365 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 34−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 365
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7510 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Blount 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 Blount County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 143,820+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 55,522
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 559 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 249
- Median household income
- $77,365+36.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,400
- Median home value
- $320,500
- Jobs located here
- 56,831
- Daytime population
- 134,383Residents 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 |
| 38Blount County, TN | 56 | 75 | 13.5 | $667K | +6.0% | #837 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Blount 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
- Veterinarians61
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Blount County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 pet businesses in Blount County. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Blount County, TN spend on pets?
About $50M a year, or $901 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $667K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,522 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blount County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Blount County has 13.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $667K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Blount County would have about 57, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,633 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Blount County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Blount County at 143,820 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,522 households. Median household income in Blount County is $77,365, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.5%, 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. Blount County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #837 of 2,200 scored counties.
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