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Pet businesses in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #92 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 124
- 27 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $103.4M
- On pets · $828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $834K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 349,001
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Clarksville metro area comes to about $103.4M a year: $828 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $834K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 124 pet businesses on map listings in the Clarksville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 27 are chain locations, or 22%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 57 businesses with payroll in the Clarksville metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,191 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 153 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $4.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Clarksville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Clarksville metro area grew 8.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Clarksville metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #92 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Clarksville metro area 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 | Clarksville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $834K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,191 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $828 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,967 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57
- Employees, 2023
- 700
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 153Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 118The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $4.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Clarksville metro area, 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 the Clarksville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 349,001+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 124,867
- Median age
- 34.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,158 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $68,967+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,173
- Median home value
- $253,300
- Jobs located here
- 93,447
- Daytime population
- 310,494Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Clarksville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 864 | 10.4 | $947K | +8.7% | #42 of 387 |
| 2Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 70 | 366 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #48 of 387 |
| 3Clarksville, TN-KY | 64 | 124 | 9.9 | $834K | +8.5% | #92 of 387 |
| 4Chattanooga, TN-GA | 54 | 268 | 11.6 | $766K | +5.3% | #168 of 387 |
| 5Jackson, TN | 52 | 69 | 9.5 | $817K | +2.2% | #179 of 387 |
| 6Johnson City, TN | 51 | 86 | 9.7 | $805K | +4.3% | #187 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, TN | 49 | 62 | 12.4 | $652K | +6.1% | #204 of 387 |
| 8Knoxville, TN | 48 | 457 | 12.1 | $731K | +6.9% | #211 of 387 |
| 9Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 45 | 146 | 11.2 | $699K | +2.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 10Morristown, TN | 28 | 70 | 14.6 | $535K | +7.9% | #350 of 387 |
Other business types in the Clarksville metro area
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 businesses64
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 pet businesses in the Clarksville metro area. 27 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 153 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area spend on pets?
About $103.4M a year, or $828 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $834K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,867 households in the Clarksville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Clarksville metro area has 9.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $834K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Clarksville metro area would have about 118, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,191 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksville metro area at 349,001 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,867 households. Median household income in the Clarksville metro area is $68,967, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. The Clarksville metro area scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #92 of 387 scored metro areas.
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