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Pet businesses in Williamson County, TN
How Williamson 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 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #282 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 130
- 37 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $120.4M
- On pets · $1,306 a household
- Spending per listing
- $926K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,061
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 pet businesses in Williamson County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Williamson County comes to about $120.4M a year: $1,306 per household, 44% above the U.S. average. That works out to $926K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Williamson County in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 200 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $7.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Williamson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Williamson County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #282 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Williamson 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 | Williamson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $926K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,306 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $135,594 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 71+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 964
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 200Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13037 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 137The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $7.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Williamson 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 Williamson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,061+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 92,214
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 583 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 447
- Median household income
- $135,594+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $183,026
- Median home value
- $751,900
- Jobs located here
- 159,658
- Daytime population
- 302,594Residents 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 |
| 11Williamson County, TN | 70 | 130 | 14.1 | $926K | +9.0% | #282 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Williamson 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding83
- Pet stores54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Williamson County, TN?
There are 130 pet businesses on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. 37 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 200 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Williamson County, TN spend on pets?
About $120.4M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $926K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 92,214 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamson County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Williamson County has 14.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $926K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Williamson County would have about 137, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Williamson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Williamson County at 272,061 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,214 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $135,594 a year, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Williamson County scores 70 for pet businesses (upper middle), #282 of 2,200 scored counties.
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