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Pet businesses in Lauderdale County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Lauderdale County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On pets · $703 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.3
59% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,617
−2.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Lauderdale County. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Lauderdale County comes to about $6.6M a year: $703 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 87% 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 Lauderdale County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lauderdale County declined 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Lauderdale County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lauderdale 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.

Pet businesses in Lauderdale County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLauderdale CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.310.710.4
Spending per listing$1.6M$811K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9901,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$703$871$909
Median household income$49,879$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored62

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
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,617−2.0% since 2020
Households
9,325
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
472 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$49,879+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,819
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
6,626
Daytime population
21,291Residents 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 counties in Tennessee for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Lauderdale County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Robertson County, TN89269.2$994K+9.9%#9 of 2,200
2Roane County, TN82229.7$885K+7.0%#55 of 2,200
3Rutherford County, TN801158.9$1.1M+12.6%#70 of 2,200
4Franklin County, TN79169.2$878K+6.4%#94 of 2,200
5Tipton County, TN78156.6$1.3M+2.0%#99 of 2,200
6Sumner County, TN778410.7$926K+9.2%#122 of 2,200
7Davidson County, TN762748.4$1.1M+4.2%#139 of 2,200
8Montgomery County, TN76859.7$895K+13.0%#146 of 2,200
9Union County, TN7278.8$885K+8.1%#229 of 2,200
10Hickman County, TN7299.5$841K+5.0%#231 of 2,200
Lauderdale County, TNNot scored44.3$1.6M−2.0%

Other business types in Lauderdale County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Lauderdale County, TN?

Lauderdale County has 4 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lauderdale County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lauderdale County, TN spend on pets?

About $6.6M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,325 households in Lauderdale County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lauderdale County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Lauderdale County has 4.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.6M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lauderdale County would have about 8, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Lauderdale County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lauderdale County at 24,617 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,325 households. The median household income in Lauderdale County is $49,879 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Lauderdale County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Lauderdale County

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