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Pet businesses in Putnam County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Putnam County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,373 of 2,200 scored counties
#62 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 53
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On pets · $782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $496K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 pet businesses in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Putnam County comes to about $26.3M a year: $782 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $496K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Putnam County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 1,867 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Putnam County grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,373 of 2,200 scored counties and #62 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $496K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,867 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $782 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 62Putnam County, TN | 44 | 53 | 15.8 | $496K | +8.1% | #1,373 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Putnam County, TN?
Putnam County has 53 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on pets?
About $26.3M a year, or $782 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $496K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Putnam County has 15.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $496K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Putnam County would have about 30, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,867 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,373 of 2,200 scored counties.
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