Pets · Metro area · Tennessee
Pet businesses in the Cleveland, TN metro area
How the Cleveland, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #204 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 62
- 11 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On pets · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $652K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 134,057
- +6.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 pet businesses in the Cleveland metro area. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 18%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $809 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in the Cleveland metro area spend about $40.5M a year on pets. That works out to $652K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Cleveland metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Cleveland metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Cleveland metro area scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #204 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Cleveland 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 | Cleveland metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $652K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,274 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $809 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,135 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 the Cleveland 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 Cleveland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 134,057+6.1% since 2020
- Households
- 50,020
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 763 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 169
- Median household income
- $66,135+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,584
- Median home value
- $247,000
- Jobs located here
- 44,994
- Daytime population
- 118,518Residents 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Cleveland, TN metro area?
There are 62 pet businesses on map listings in the Cleveland metro area as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 48 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Cleveland, TN metro area spend on pets?
About $40.5M a year, or $809 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $652K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,020 households in the Cleveland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cleveland, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Cleveland metro area has 12.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $652K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Cleveland metro area would have about 46, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cleveland, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cleveland metro area at 134,057 people in 2025, up 6.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,020 households. The median household income in the Cleveland metro area is $66,135 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% 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. The Cleveland metro area scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #204 of 387 scored metro areas.
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