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Pet businesses in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #42 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 864
- 203 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 452
- +22.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $817.9M
- On pets · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $947K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,197,416
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 864 pet businesses in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area. 203 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area comes to about $817.9M a year: $986 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 864 pet businesses, that is $947K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area was 452 in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,834 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,391 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $28.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +8.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #42 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro 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 | Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $947K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,834 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.8% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $986 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,447 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 452+22.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $220.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,391Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 864203 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 931The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 25
- Amount
- $28.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro 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 Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,197,416+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 829,134
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 330
- Median household income
- $85,447
- Average household income
- $117,563
- Median home value
- $409,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,132,736
- Daytime population
- 2,203,082Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 864 | 10.4 | $947K | +8.7% | #42 of 387 |
| 2Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 70 | 366 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #48 of 387 |
| 3Clarksville, TN-KY | 64 | 124 | 9.9 | $834K | +8.5% | #92 of 387 |
| 4Chattanooga, TN-GA | 54 | 268 | 11.6 | $766K | +5.3% | #168 of 387 |
| 5Jackson, TN | 52 | 69 | 9.5 | $817K | +2.2% | #179 of 387 |
| 6Johnson City, TN | 51 | 86 | 9.7 | $805K | +4.3% | #187 of 387 |
| 7Cleveland, TN | 49 | 62 | 12.4 | $652K | +6.1% | #204 of 387 |
| 8Knoxville, TN | 48 | 457 | 12.1 | $731K | +6.9% | #211 of 387 |
| 9Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 45 | 146 | 11.2 | $699K | +2.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 10Morristown, TN | 28 | 70 | 14.6 | $535K | +7.9% | #350 of 387 |
Other business types in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area?
There are 864 pet businesses on map listings in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area as of September 2026. 203 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 452 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 22.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,391 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area spend on pets?
About $817.9M a year, or $986 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 864 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $947K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 829,134 households in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area has 10.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $947K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area would have about 931, against 864 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,834 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area at 2,197,416 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 829,134 households. The median household income in the Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area is $85,447 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #42 of 387 scored metro areas.
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