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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #360 of 1,461 scored counties
#15 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $61.4M
- On pets · $1,038 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 175,033
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Wilson County comes to about $61.4M a year: $1,038 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per business, 14% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Wilson County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,479 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wilson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wilson County grew 17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wilson County is 65 (upper middle), #360 of 1,461 scored counties and #15 of 50 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Wilson 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 | Wilson County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,479 | 5,495 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +46.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,038 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,839 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 63 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- 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
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $150K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wilson 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 Wilson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 175,033+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 59,139
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 278
- Median household income
- $95,839+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,252
- Median home value
- $428,000
- Jobs located here
- 61,176
- Daytime population
- 139,995Residents 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 |
| 15Wilson County, TN | 65 | 28 | 4.7 | $2.2M | +17.8% | #360 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Wilson 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Wilson County, TN?
There are 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Wilson County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Wilson County, TN spend on pets?
About $61.4M a year, or $1,038 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,139 households in Wilson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wilson County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Wilson County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Wilson County would have about 24, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,479 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Wilson County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Wilson County at 175,033 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,139 households. The median household income in Wilson County is $95,839 a year, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Wilson County scores 65 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #360 of 1,461 scored counties.
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