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Pet businesses in Hawkins County, TN
How Hawkins 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #321 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.6M
- On pets · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $879K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.5
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,559
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 20 pet businesses in Hawkins County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.5 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $746 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Hawkins County spend about $17.6M a year on pets. Spread across 20 pet businesses, that is $879K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Hawkins County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,946 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hawkins County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Hawkins County is 69 (upper middle), #321 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hawkins 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 | Hawkins County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $879K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,946 | 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 | $56,936 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Hawkins 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 Hawkins County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,559+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 23,567
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 487 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $56,936+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,222
- Median home value
- $176,300
- Jobs located here
- 12,518
- Daytime population
- 48,388Residents 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 |
| 13Hawkins County, TN | 69 | 20 | 8.5 | $879K | +5.0% | #321 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hawkins 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hawkins County, TN?
There are 20 pet businesses on map listings in Hawkins County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 28 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hawkins County, TN spend on pets?
About $17.6M 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 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $879K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,567 households in Hawkins County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawkins County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hawkins County has 8.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $879K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,946 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Hawkins County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hawkins County at 59,559 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,567 households. The median household income in Hawkins County is $56,936 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Hawkins County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #321 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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