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Pet businesses in Tipton County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Tipton County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #99 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.7M
- On pets · $869 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,287
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Tipton County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #99 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 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 15 pet businesses in Tipton County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $869 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Tipton County spend about $19.7M a year on pets. That works out to $1.3M per business, 49% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tipton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $523K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tipton County. Population estimates put the population change in Tipton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tipton 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 | Tipton County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $869 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,127 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 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
- 1
- Amount
- $523K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tipton 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 Tipton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,287+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,660
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $74,127+20.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,496
- Median home value
- $240,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,179
- Daytime population
- 46,409Residents 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 Tipton 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 businesses78
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tipton County, TN?
Tipton County has 15 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tipton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tipton County, TN spend on pets?
About $19.7M a year, or $869 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,660 households in Tipton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tipton County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tipton County has 6.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.3M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tipton County would have about 22, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Tipton County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Tipton County at 62,287 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,660 households. The median household income in Tipton County is $74,127 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.9% 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. Tipton County scores 78 for pet businesses (high), #99 of 2,200 scored counties.
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