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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lawrence County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lawrence County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #637 of 1,461 scored counties
#21 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On pets · $743 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,914
+6.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lawrence County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Lawrence County spend about $12.6M a year on pets, or $743 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.8M per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lawrence County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 5,664 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lawrence County grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lawrence County is 54 (upper middle), #637 of 1,461 scored counties and #21 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureLawrence CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.73.6
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,6645,4955,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+46.4%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$743$871$909
Median household income$54,706$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5463

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
2
Annual payroll, 2023
$90K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
46,914+6.2% since 2020
Households
16,991
Median age
39.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$54,706+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,545
Median home value
$194,400
Jobs located here
11,459
Daytime population
37,953Residents 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 Lawrence 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
21Lawrence County, TN5474.1$1.8M+6.2%#637 of 1,461

Other business types in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, TN?

Lawrence County has 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $12.6M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,991 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lawrence County has 4.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.8M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,664 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lawrence County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Lawrence County at 46,914 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,991 households. The median household income in Lawrence County is $54,706 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.4% 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. Lawrence County scores 54 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #637 of 1,461 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Lawrence County

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