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Pet businesses in Henderson County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Henderson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,852 of 2,200 scored counties
#82 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On pets · $737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $447K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,518
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Henderson County is 31 (lower middle), #1,852 of 2,200 scored counties and #82 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet businesses in Henderson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.5, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Henderson County spend about $8.1M a year on pets, or $737 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $447K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henderson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,820 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Henderson County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Henderson 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 | Henderson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $447K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,820 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $737 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,136 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Henderson 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 Henderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,518+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,920
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 520 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $55,136+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,753
- Median home value
- $164,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,405
- Daytime population
- 24,772Residents 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 |
| 82Henderson County, TN | 31 | 18 | 16.5 | $447K | +2.5% | #1,852 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Henderson 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 businesses31
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Henderson County, TN?
There are 18 pet businesses on map listings in Henderson County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Henderson County, TN spend on pets?
About $8.1M a year, or $737 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $447K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,920 households in Henderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henderson County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Henderson County has 16.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $447K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Henderson County would have about 9, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,820 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Henderson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Henderson County at 28,518 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,920 households. The median household income in Henderson County is $55,136 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. Henderson County scores 31 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,852 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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