Pets · Small-town market · Tennessee
Pet businesses in the Cookeville, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Cookeville, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #295 of 527 scored small-town markets
#10 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 81
- 11 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +27.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.5M
- On pets · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $549K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,477
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Cookeville area comes to about $44.5M a year: $757 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $549K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Cookeville area has 81 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in the Cookeville area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,024 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 79 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Cookeville area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cookeville area grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Cookeville area is 49 (lower middle), #295 of 527 scored small-town markets and #10 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Cookeville 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 | Cookeville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $549K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,024 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.3% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $757 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,380 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29+27.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 276
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 79Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Cookeville 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 Cookeville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,477+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,693
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $55,380
- Average household income
- $75,930
- Median home value
- $237,000
- Jobs located here
- 55,382
- Daytime population
- 142,620Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Cookeville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 87 | 16 | 9.2 | $878K | +6.4% | #5 of 527 |
| 2Lewisburg, TN | 75 | 18 | 13.2 | $649K | +10.5% | #33 of 527 |
| 3Athens, TN | 74 | 28 | 10.6 | $749K | +8.2% | #38 of 527 |
| 4Paris, TN | 65 | 13 | 9.7 | $740K | +2.3% | #96 of 527 |
| 5Fayetteville, TN | 65 | 20 | 13.5 | $607K | +4.3% | #99 of 527 |
| 6Crossville, TN | 57 | 35 | 12.4 | $604K | +8.0% | #182 of 527 |
| 7Union City, TN | 56 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −2.3% | #189 of 527 |
| 8Shelbyville, TN | 53 | 26 | 13.3 | $615K | +9.7% | #240 of 527 |
| 9Lawrenceburg, TN | 52 | 21 | 12.4 | $601K | +6.2% | #255 of 527 |
| 10Cookeville, TN | 49 | 81 | 13.8 | $549K | +7.6% | #295 of 527 |
Other business types in the Cookeville 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
- Veterinarians80
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Cookeville, TN area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 pet businesses in the Cookeville area. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. Official counts list 79 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cookeville, TN area spend on pets?
About $44.5M a year, or $757 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $549K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,693 households in the Cookeville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cookeville, TN area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Cookeville area has 13.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $549K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Cookeville area would have about 51, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,024 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cookeville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Cookeville area at 152,477 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 58,693 households. Median household income in the Cookeville area is $55,380, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cookeville area scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #295 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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