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Pet businesses in the Greeneville, TN area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Greeneville, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #426 of 527 scored small-town markets
#17 of 17 scored small-town markets based 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Greeneville area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #426 of 527 scored small-town markets and #17 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 pet businesses in the Greeneville area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 17.3 per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $746 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Greeneville area spend about $21.2M a year on pets. Spread across 49 pet businesses, that is $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 the Greeneville area 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 the Greeneville area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Greeneville area grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Greeneville 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.

Pet businesses in Greeneville, TN area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGreeneville areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.310.710.4
Spending per listing$432K$811K$878K
Households per official establishment1,7751,9901,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score3662

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Greeneville 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 Greeneville area

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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Pet businesses across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Greeneville area marked.

Top small-town markets in Tennessee

Small-town markets in Tennessee ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Winchester, TN87169.2$878K+6.4%#5 of 527
2Lewisburg, TN751813.2$649K+10.5%#33 of 527
3Athens, TN742810.6$749K+8.2%#38 of 527
4Paris, TN65139.7$740K+2.3%#96 of 527
5Fayetteville, TN652013.5$607K+4.3%#99 of 527
6Crossville, TN573512.4$604K+8.0%#182 of 527
7Union City, TN5675.6$1.3M−2.3%#189 of 527
8Shelbyville, TN532613.3$615K+9.7%#240 of 527
9Lawrenceburg, TN522112.4$601K+6.2%#255 of 527
10Cookeville, TN498113.8$549K+7.6%#295 of 527
17Greeneville, TN364917.3$432K+5.0%#426 of 527

Other business types in the Greeneville area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in the Greeneville, TN area?

There are 49 pet businesses on map listings in the Greeneville area 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 the Greeneville, TN area 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 the Greeneville area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greeneville, TN area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

The Greeneville area 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, the Greeneville area 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 the Greeneville, TN area growing?

Population estimates put the Greeneville area 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 the Greeneville area 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. 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 Greeneville area scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #426 of 527 scored small-town markets.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in the Greeneville area

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