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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sumner County, TN
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sumner County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #127 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 31
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.8M
- On pets · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Sumner County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #127 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sumner County. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Sumner County spend about $77.8M a year on pets, or $990 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per business, in line with 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 16 businesses with payroll in Sumner County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,911 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sumner County. Population estimates put the population change in Sumner County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sumner 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,911 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $990 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $90,301 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sumner 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 Sumner County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 215,538+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 78,582
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 386
- Median household income
- $90,301+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,861
- Median home value
- $393,100
- Jobs located here
- 61,310
- Daytime population
- 168,009Residents 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 Sumner 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 businesses77
- Veterinarians83
- Pet grooming and boarding75
- Pet stores80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Sumner County, TN?
Sumner County has 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Sumner County, TN spend on pets?
About $77.8M a year, or $990 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Sumner County has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,911 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Sumner County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Sumner County at 215,538 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,582 households. The median household income in Sumner County is $90,301 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.4% 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. Sumner County scores 75 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #127 of 1,461 scored counties.
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