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Pet businesses in McMinn County, TN
The pet businesses in McMinn County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #594 of 2,200 scored counties
#25 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.8M
- On pets · $793 a household
- Spending per listing
- $701K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,404
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet businesses in McMinn County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.3 per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in McMinn County comes to about $16.8M a year: $793 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $701K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in McMinn County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,358 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McMinn County grew 7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in McMinn County is 62 (upper middle), #594 of 2,200 scored counties and #25 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How McMinn 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 | McMinn County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $701K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,358 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $793 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,404+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,218
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $61,470+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,692
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,828
- Daytime population
- 50,660Residents 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 |
| 25McMinn County, TN | 62 | 24 | 11.3 | $701K | +7.6% | #594 of 2,200 |
Other business types in McMinn 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding47
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in McMinn County, TN?
There are 24 pet businesses on map listings in McMinn County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McMinn County, TN spend on pets?
About $16.8M a year, or $793 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $701K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,218 households in McMinn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McMinn County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
McMinn County has 11.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $701K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, McMinn County would have about 19, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,358 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is McMinn County, TN growing?
Population estimates put McMinn County at 57,404 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,218 households. The median household income in McMinn County is $61,470 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. McMinn County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #594 of 2,200 scored counties.
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