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Pet businesses in DeKalb County, TN
The pet businesses in DeKalb County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,702 of 2,200 scored counties
#75 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.3M
- On pets · $731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $452K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,873
- +8.4% since 2020
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What this means
DeKalb County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,702 of 2,200 scored counties and #75 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in DeKalb County spend about $6.3M a year on pets, or $731 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 pet businesses, that is $452K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
DeKalb County has 14 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.2, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in DeKalb County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $452K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $731 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,153 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,873+8.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,652
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 304 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $53,153+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,610
- Median home value
- $235,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,262
- Daytime population
- 17,209Residents 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 |
| 75DeKalb County, TN | 36 | 14 | 16.2 | $452K | +8.4% | #1,702 of 2,200 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in DeKalb County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet businesses in DeKalb County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in DeKalb County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, TN spend on pets?
About $6.3M a year, or $731 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $452K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,652 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
DeKalb County has 16.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $452K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 7, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is DeKalb County, TN growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 21,873 people in 2025, up 8.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,652 households. Median household income in DeKalb County is $53,153, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. DeKalb County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,702 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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