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Pet businesses in Wilson County, TN
The pet businesses in Wilson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #357 of 2,200 scored counties
#17 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 74
- 17 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- +13.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.4M
- On pets · $1,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $830K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.5
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,033
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 pet businesses in Wilson County. 17 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.5 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,038 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Wilson County spend about $61.4M a year on pets. Spread across 74 pet businesses, that is $830K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wilson County was 41 in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,442 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 83 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $990K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wilson County.
Population estimates put the population change in Wilson County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Wilson County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #357 of 2,200 scored counties and #17 of 82 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.5 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $830K | $811K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,442 | 1,990 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.9% | +16.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,038 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,839 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 41+13.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 83Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7417 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $990K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,033+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 59,139
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $95,839+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,252
- Median home value
- $428,000
- Jobs located here
- 61,176
- Daytime population
- 139,995Residents 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 |
| 17Wilson County, TN | 68 | 74 | 12.5 | $830K | +17.8% | #357 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wilson County, TN?
Wilson County has 74 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 13.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 83 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wilson County, TN spend on pets?
About $61.4M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $830K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,139 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wilson County has 12.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $830K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wilson County would have about 70, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,442 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 175,033 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,139 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $95,839 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Wilson County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #357 of 2,200 scored counties.
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