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Pet businesses in Haywood County, TN
The pet businesses in Haywood County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,310 of 2,200 scored counties
#58 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On pets · $704 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,042
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Haywood County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.0 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Haywood County spend about $5M a year on pets, or $704 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Haywood County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Haywood County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Haywood County is 45 (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,200 scored counties and #58 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Haywood 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 | Haywood County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $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 | −4.4% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $704 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,472 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Haywood 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 Haywood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,042−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 7,167
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 533 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $50,472+33.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,310
- Median home value
- $152,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,537
- Daytime population
- 15,476Residents 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 |
| 58Haywood County, TN | 45 | 5 | 7.0 | $1M | −4.4% | #1,310 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Haywood 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Haywood County, TN?
Haywood County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Haywood County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Haywood County, TN spend on pets?
About $5M a year, or $704 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,167 households in Haywood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Haywood County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Haywood County has 7.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 15% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Haywood County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Haywood County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Haywood County at 17,042 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,167 households. The median household income in Haywood County is $50,472 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.2% 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. Haywood County scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,310 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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