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Pet stores in Knox County, TN
The pet stores in Knox County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #284 of 974 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 37
- 19 chain locations (51%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $183.2M
- On pets · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $911 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $183.2M a year on pets. Spread across 37 pet stores, that is $5M per store, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Knox County has 37 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 51% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Knox County was 22 in 2023. That is one for every 9,143 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Knox County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #284 of 974 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Knox 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 stores 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,143 | 15,266 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $911 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 270
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 and pet supplies stores in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rutherford County, TN | 84 | 14 | 1.1 | $8.8M | +12.6% | #23 of 974 |
| 2Maury County, TN | 81 | 6 | 1.4 | $6.3M | +16.0% | #47 of 974 |
| 3Sumner County, TN | 80 | 17 | 2.2 | $4.6M | +9.2% | #59 of 974 |
| 4Davidson County, TN | 75 | 50 | 1.5 | $6.2M | +4.2% | #99 of 974 |
| 5Wilson County, TN | 70 | 15 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +17.8% | #175 of 974 |
| 6Montgomery County, TN | 68 | 14 | 1.6 | $5.4M | +13.0% | #194 of 974 |
| 7Hamilton County, TN | 67 | 29 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +6.2% | #213 of 974 |
| 8Loudon County, TN | 67 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.8M | +15.6% | #218 of 974 |
| 9Blount County, TN | 63 | 11 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +6.0% | #273 of 974 |
| 10Robertson County, TN | 63 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +9.9% | #278 of 974 |
| 11Knox County, TN | 62 | 37 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.5% | #284 of 974 |
Other business types in Knox 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 businesses58
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Knox County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 pet stores in Knox County. 19 of them (51%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on pets?
About $183.2M a year, or $911 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Knox County has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Knox County would have about 41, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,143 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 62 for pet stores (upper middle), #284 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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