Pets · Small-town market · Tennessee
Pet businesses in the Martin, TN area
The pet businesses in the Martin, TN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #309 of 527 scored small-town markets
#11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.6M
- On pets · $720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $567K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,261
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $720 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in the Martin area spend about $9.6M a year on pets. Spread across 17 pet businesses, that is $567K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 17 pet businesses on map listings in the Martin area as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Martin area in 2023. That is one for every 3,346 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Martin area grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Martin area is 48 (lower middle), #309 of 527 scored small-town markets and #11 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Martin area 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 | Martin area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $567K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,346 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $720 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,880 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $929K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 the Martin area, 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 the Martin area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,261+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,384
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $51,880+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,337
- Median home value
- $151,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,085
- Daytime population
- 30,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 87 | 16 | 9.2 | $878K | +6.4% | #5 of 527 |
| 2Lewisburg, TN | 75 | 18 | 13.2 | $649K | +10.5% | #33 of 527 |
| 3Athens, TN | 74 | 28 | 10.6 | $749K | +8.2% | #38 of 527 |
| 4Paris, TN | 65 | 13 | 9.7 | $740K | +2.3% | #96 of 527 |
| 5Fayetteville, TN | 65 | 20 | 13.5 | $607K | +4.3% | #99 of 527 |
| 6Crossville, TN | 57 | 35 | 12.4 | $604K | +8.0% | #182 of 527 |
| 7Union City, TN | 56 | 7 | 5.6 | $1.3M | −2.3% | #189 of 527 |
| 8Shelbyville, TN | 53 | 26 | 13.3 | $615K | +9.7% | #240 of 527 |
| 9Lawrenceburg, TN | 52 | 21 | 12.4 | $601K | +6.2% | #255 of 527 |
| 10Cookeville, TN | 49 | 81 | 13.8 | $549K | +7.6% | #295 of 527 |
| 11Martin, TN | 48 | 17 | 12.7 | $567K | +1.1% | #309 of 527 |
Other business types in the Martin area
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 businesses48
- 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 the Martin, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in the Martin area. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Martin, TN area spend on pets?
About $9.6M a year, or $720 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $567K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,384 households in the Martin area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Martin, TN area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Martin area has 12.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $567K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Martin area would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,346 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Martin, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Martin area at 33,261 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,384 households. Median household income in the Martin area is $51,880, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Martin area scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #309 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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