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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dickson County, TN

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dickson County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #693 of 1,461 scored counties
#25 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.3M
On pets · $889 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
58,662
+7.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $889 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Dickson County spend about $19.3M a year on pets. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Dickson County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dickson County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,351 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dickson County.

Population estimates show Dickson County grew 7.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dickson County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #693 of 1,461 scored counties and #25 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Dickson 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 grooming and boarding 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Dickson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureDickson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.03.73.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,3515,4955,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.4%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$889$871$909
Median household income$75,003$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5263

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dickson 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 Dickson County

Population, 2025 estimate
58,662+7.7% since 2020
Households
21,757
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
490 sq. mi.
People per square mile
114
Median household income
$75,003+41.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,770
Median home value
$306,400
Jobs located here
18,582
Daytime population
47,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Dickson County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williamson County, TN83242.6$5M+9.0%#32 of 1,461
2Rutherford County, TN81362.8$3.4M+12.6%#50 of 1,461
3Robertson County, TN79103.5$2.6M+9.9%#79 of 1,461
4Montgomery County, TN78283.2$2.7M+13.0%#94 of 1,461
5Davidson County, TN76892.7$3.5M+4.2%#104 of 1,461
6Sumner County, TN75313.9$2.5M+9.2%#127 of 1,461
7Franklin County, TN7252.9$2.8M+6.4%#182 of 1,461
8Shelby County, TN71732.0$4.3M−2.1%#194 of 1,461
9Roane County, TN7183.5$2.4M+7.0%#216 of 1,461
10Hamilton County, TN69603.9$2.4M+6.2%#263 of 1,461
25Dickson County, TN52136.0$1.5M+7.7%#693 of 1,461

Other business types in Dickson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Dickson County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dickson County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Dickson County, TN spend on pets?

About $19.3M a year, or $889 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,757 households in Dickson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dickson County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Dickson County has 6.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Dickson County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,351 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Dickson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Dickson County at 58,662 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,757 households. Median household income in Dickson County is $75,003, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.3%, 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. Dickson County scores 52 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #693 of 1,461 scored counties.

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