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Pet businesses in Sevier County, TN
How Sevier County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,543 of 2,200 scored counties
#66 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 66
- 9 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On pets · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $491K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,342
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sevier County spend about $32.4M a year on pets, or $804 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $491K of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 66 pet businesses on map listings in Sevier County as of September 2026. 9 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sevier County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 1,921 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Sevier County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Sevier County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,543 of 2,200 scored counties and #66 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sevier 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 | Sevier County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $491K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,921 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $804 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,581 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 205
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 669 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Sevier 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 Sevier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,342+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 40,344
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $62,581+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,623
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 50,989
- Daytime population
- 105,184Residents 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 |
| 66Sevier County, TN | 40 | 66 | 16.4 | $491K | +2.5% | #1,543 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Sevier 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Sevier County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 pet businesses in Sevier County. 9 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sevier County, TN spend on pets?
About $32.4M a year, or $804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $491K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,344 households in Sevier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sevier County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sevier County has 16.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $491K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sevier County would have about 37, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,921 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Sevier County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sevier County at 101,342 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,344 households. Median household income in Sevier County is $62,581, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Sevier County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,543 of 2,200 scored counties.
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