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Pet businesses in Carter County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Carter County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #692 of 2,200 scored counties
#29 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On pets · $699 a household
- Spending per listing
- $813K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,361
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet businesses in Carter County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Carter County comes to about $17.1M a year: $699 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 pet businesses, that is $813K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Carter County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,489 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Carter County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Carter County is 59 (upper middle), #692 of 2,200 scored counties and #29 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Carter 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 | Carter County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $813K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,489 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $699 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,135 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Carter 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 Carter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,361+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,425
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 166
- Median household income
- $50,135+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,526
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 12,579
- Daytime population
- 45,703Residents 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 |
| 29Carter County, TN | 59 | 21 | 8.6 | $813K | +1.7% | #692 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Carter 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Carter County, TN?
There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Carter County, TN spend on pets?
About $17.1M a year, or $699 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $813K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,425 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carter County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Carter County has 8.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $813K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Carter County would have about 19, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,489 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Carter County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Carter County at 57,361 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,425 households. The median household income in Carter County is $50,135 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Carter County scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #692 of 2,200 scored counties.
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