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Pet businesses in Sullivan County, TN
The pet businesses in Sullivan County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #968 of 2,200 scored counties
#43 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 90
- 12 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55M
- On pets · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $611K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 163,759
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 90 pet businesses in Sullivan County. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.1 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Sullivan County comes to about $55M a year: $798 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $611K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Sullivan County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,297 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sullivan County.
Population estimates show Sullivan County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Sullivan County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #968 of 2,200 scored counties and #43 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Sullivan 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 | Sullivan County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $611K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,297 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $798 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,807 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 30+15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 322
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sullivan 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 Sullivan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 163,759+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 68,907
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 414 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 388
- Median household income
- $58,807+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,467
- Median home value
- $213,300
- Jobs located here
- 71,251
- Daytime population
- 164,416Residents 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 |
| 43Sullivan County, TN | 53 | 90 | 13.1 | $611K | +3.5% | #968 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Sullivan 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Sullivan County, TN?
Sullivan County has 90 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Sullivan County, TN spend on pets?
About $55M a year, or $798 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $611K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,907 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sullivan County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sullivan County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $611K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 63, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,297 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Sullivan County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sullivan County at 163,759 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,907 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $58,807 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #968 of 2,200 scored counties.
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