Pets · Metro area · Tennessee
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #42 of 386 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 113
- 16 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- +37.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $450.3M
- On pets · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,341,412
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $861 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Memphis metro area spend about $450.3M a year on pets. That works out to $4M per business, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 113 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Memphis metro area as of September 2026. 16 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Memphis metro area was 53 in 2023, up 37.1% from 2019. That is one for every 9,866 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Memphis metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Memphis metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Memphis metro area is 72 (upper middle), #42 of 386 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Memphis metro area 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 | Memphis metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,866 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.1% | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $861 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,401 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53+37.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 417
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 177The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Memphis metro area, 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 the Memphis metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,341,412−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 522,879
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $66,401
- Average household income
- $95,119
- Median home value
- $245,900
- Jobs located here
- 640,441
- Daytime population
- 1,368,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 277 | 3.3 | $3M | +8.7% | #41 of 386 |
| 2Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 72 | 113 | 2.2 | $4M | −0.3% | #42 of 386 |
| 3Clarksville, TN-KY | 64 | 41 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +8.5% | #91 of 386 |
| 4Jackson, TN | 59 | 22 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #124 of 386 |
| 5Chattanooga, TN-GA | 55 | 97 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +5.3% | #160 of 386 |
| 6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 51 | 48 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +2.3% | #194 of 386 |
| 7Cleveland, TN | 46 | 25 | 5.0 | $1.6M | +6.1% | #237 of 386 |
| 8Knoxville, TN | 45 | 172 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +6.9% | #241 of 386 |
| 9Johnson City, TN | 38 | 34 | 3.8 | $2M | +4.3% | #286 of 386 |
| 10Morristown, TN | 26 | 29 | 6.0 | $1.3M | +7.9% | #354 of 386 |
Other business types in the Memphis metro area
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
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 113 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Memphis metro area. 16 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 37.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area spend on pets?
About $450.3M a year, or $861 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 113 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 522,879 households in the Memphis metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Memphis metro area has 2.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Memphis metro area would have about 177, against 113 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,866 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Memphis metro area at 1,341,412 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 522,879 households. Median household income in the Memphis metro area is $66,401, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Memphis metro area scores 72 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #42 of 386 scored metro areas.
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