Pets · Small-town market · Tennessee
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Sevierville, TN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Sevierville, TN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #246 of 387 scored small-town markets
#10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On pets · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.9
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 101,342
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sevierville area spend about $32.4M a year on pets, or $804 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Sevierville area as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.9 per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Sevierville area in 2023. That is one for every 5,043 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Sevierville area grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, the Sevierville area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #246 of 387 scored small-town markets and #10 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Tennessee.
How the Sevierville 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 | Sevierville area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,043 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $804 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,581 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 the Sevierville 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 Sevierville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 101,342+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 40,344
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 593 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $62,581+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,623
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 50,989
- Daytime population
- 105,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Tennessee for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Sevierville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Winchester, TN | 81 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +6.4% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Fayetteville, TN | 81 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +4.3% | #14 of 387 |
| 3Lawrenceburg, TN | 62 | 7 | 4.1 | $1.8M | +6.2% | #103 of 387 |
| 4Shelbyville, TN | 62 | 9 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +9.7% | #104 of 387 |
| 5Athens, TN | 60 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +8.2% | #124 of 387 |
| 6Newport, TN | 53 | 6 | 3.9 | $1.8M | +5.1% | #170 of 387 |
| 7Crossville, TN | 50 | 16 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +8.0% | #197 of 387 |
| 8Cookeville, TN | 48 | 32 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +7.6% | #215 of 387 |
| 9McMinnville, TN | 44 | 10 | 6.2 | $1.2M | +6.5% | #245 of 387 |
| 10Sevierville, TN | 44 | 28 | 6.9 | $1.2M | +2.5% | #246 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sevierville 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Sevierville, TN area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Sevierville area. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Sevierville, TN area spend on pets?
About $32.4M a year, or $804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 40,344 households in the Sevierville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sevierville, TN area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Sevierville area has 6.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.2M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Sevierville area would have about 13, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,043 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sevierville, TN area growing?
Population estimates put the Sevierville area at 101,342 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,344 households. Median household income in the Sevierville area is $62,581, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Sevierville area scores 44 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #246 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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