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Pet businesses in Greene County, TN
How Greene County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,741 of 2,200 scored counties
#77 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 49
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.2M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $432K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.3
- 66% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,831
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Greene County is 35 (lower middle), #1,741 of 2,200 scored counties and #77 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 pet businesses in Greene County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.3 for every 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $746 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Greene County spend about $21.2M a year on pets. That works out to $432K per business, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Greene County in 2023. That is one for every 1,775 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $260K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Greene County. Population estimates put the population change in Greene County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Greene 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 | Greene County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $432K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,775 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $746 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,194 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 494 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $260K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Greene 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 Greene County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,831+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 28,400
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $56,194+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,662
- Median home value
- $207,500
- Jobs located here
- 24,988
- Daytime population
- 68,418Residents 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 |
| 77Greene County, TN | 35 | 49 | 17.3 | $432K | +5.0% | #1,741 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Greene 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians32
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Greene County, TN?
There are 49 pet businesses on map listings in Greene County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greene County, TN spend on pets?
About $21.2M a year, or $746 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $432K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,400 households in Greene County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greene County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Greene County has 17.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $432K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Greene County would have about 24, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,775 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Greene County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Greene County at 73,831 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,400 households. The median household income in Greene County is $56,194 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Greene County scores 35 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,741 of 2,200 scored counties.
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