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Pet businesses in Roane County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Roane County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #55 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On pets · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $885K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,395
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Roane County scores 82 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #55 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in Roane County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.7 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Roane County spend about $19.5M a year on pets, or $855 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $885K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Roane County in 2023. That is one for every 5,698 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Roane County grew 7.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Roane 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 | Roane County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $885K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,698 | 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 | $855 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,885 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Roane 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 Roane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,395+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,790
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 153
- Median household income
- $71,885+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,176
- Median home value
- $232,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,675
- Daytime population
- 43,901Residents 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 |
Other business types in Roane 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Roane County, TN?
Roane County has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. 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. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Roane County, TN spend on pets?
About $19.5M a year, or $855 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $885K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,790 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Roane County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Roane County has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $885K, in line with 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 5,698 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Roane County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Roane County at 57,395 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,790 households. The median household income in Roane County is $71,885 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.7% 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. Roane County scores 82 for pet businesses (high), #55 of 2,200 scored counties.
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