Pets · County · Tennessee
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hamblen County, TN
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hamblen County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #747 of 1,461 scored counties
#28 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On pets · $756 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 68,843
- +6.7% since 2020
See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Hamblen County
The site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Hamblen County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on pets in Hamblen County comes to about $19.8M a year: $756 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Hamblen County has 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hamblen County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,229 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $243K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hamblen County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamblen County grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Hamblen County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #747 of 1,461 scored counties and #28 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Hamblen 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.
| Measure | Hamblen County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,229 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $756 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,454 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $276K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 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
- $243K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 68,843+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,146
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 161 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 407
- Median household income
- $55,454+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,590
- Median home value
- $210,900
- Jobs located here
- 33,638
- Daytime population
- 72,283Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hamblen County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Hamblen County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet grooming and boarding across Tennessee
Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Hamblen County marked.
Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williamson County, TN | 83 | 24 | 2.6 | $5M | +9.0% | #32 of 1,461 |
| 2Rutherford County, TN | 81 | 36 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +12.6% | #50 of 1,461 |
| 3Robertson County, TN | 79 | 10 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +9.9% | #79 of 1,461 |
| 4Montgomery County, TN | 78 | 28 | 3.2 | $2.7M | +13.0% | #94 of 1,461 |
| 5Davidson County, TN | 76 | 89 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +4.2% | #104 of 1,461 |
| 6Sumner County, TN | 75 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +9.2% | #127 of 1,461 |
| 7Franklin County, TN | 72 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +6.4% | #182 of 1,461 |
| 8Shelby County, TN | 71 | 73 | 2.0 | $4.3M | −2.1% | #194 of 1,461 |
| 9Roane County, TN | 71 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +7.0% | #216 of 1,461 |
| 10Hamilton County, TN | 69 | 60 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +6.2% | #263 of 1,461 |
| 28Hamblen County, TN | 50 | 12 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +6.7% | #747 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Hamblen 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hamblen County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hamblen 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 Hamblen County, TN spend on pets?
About $19.8M a year, or $756 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 26,146 households in Hamblen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamblen County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hamblen County has 4.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hamblen County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,229 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Hamblen County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Hamblen County at 68,843 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,146 households. Median household income in Hamblen County is $55,454, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Hamblen County scores 50 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #747 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hamblen County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Hamblen County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Hamblen County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Hamblen County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.