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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rutherford County, TN
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rutherford County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #50 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 36
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $123.4M
- On pets · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Rutherford County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #50 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rutherford County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 19%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Rutherford County spend about $123.4M a year on pets, or $953 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 36 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.4M per business, 35% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in Rutherford County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,978 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $210K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Rutherford County. Population estimates show Rutherford County grew 12.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,978 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $953 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 202
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 367 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $210K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 businesses80
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding81
- Pet stores84
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Rutherford County, TN?
There are 36 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Rutherford County as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on pets?
About $123.4M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Rutherford County has 2.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.4M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 49, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,978 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 81 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #50 of 1,461 scored counties.
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