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Pet businesses in Hamilton County, TN
How Hamilton 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 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #481 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 176
- 29 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- +22.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $142.7M
- On pets · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $811K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 390,833
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Hamilton County comes to about $142.7M a year: $925 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $811K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 176 pet businesses on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County in 2023, up 22.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,658 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 199 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $5.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County.
Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Hamilton County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #481 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $811K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,658 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.4% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $925 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,183 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 93+22.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,211
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 199Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 162The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $5.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 390,833+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 154,181
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 694
- Median household income
- $76,183+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,083
- Median home value
- $312,800
- Jobs located here
- 213,237
- Daytime population
- 429,865Residents 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 |
| 23Hamilton County, TN | 65 | 176 | 11.4 | $811K | +6.2% | #481 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hamilton County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 176 pet businesses in Hamilton County. 29 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 22.4% from 2019. Another 199 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hamilton County, TN spend on pets?
About $142.7M a year, or $925 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 176 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $811K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,181 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hamilton County has 11.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $811K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 162, against 176 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,658 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 390,833 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,181 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $76,183, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Hamilton County scores 65 for pet businesses (upper middle), #481 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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