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Pet businesses in Lewis County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Lewis County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #822 of 2,200 scored counties
#37 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On pets · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $792K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,487
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Lewis County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.3, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $735 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $4M a year on pets. That is about $792K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Lewis County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,796 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lewis County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Lewis County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #822 of 2,200 scored counties and #37 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Lewis 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 | Lewis County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $792K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,796 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $735 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,285 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,487+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,387
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $56,285+51.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,653
- Median home value
- $173,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,060
- Daytime population
- 10,974Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Lewis County?
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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 |
| 37Lewis County, TN | 56 | 5 | 9.3 | $792K | +7.0% | #822 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lewis 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 businesses56
- 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 Lewis County, TN?
Lewis County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023.
How much do households in Lewis County, TN spend on pets?
About $4M a year, or $735 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $792K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,387 households in Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lewis County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lewis County has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $792K, 10% below 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 1,796 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Lewis County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Lewis County at 13,487 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,387 households. The median household income in Lewis County is $56,285 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.0% 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. Lewis County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #822 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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