Pets · Metro area · Tennessee
Pet stores in the Knoxville, TN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Knoxville, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #85 of 382 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 63
- 31 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $334M
- On pets · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.3M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 968,137
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 pet stores in the Knoxville metro area. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 49%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in the Knoxville metro area comes to about $334M a year: $883 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 pet stores, that is $5.3M per store, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Knoxville metro area in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 11,820 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $292K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Knoxville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Knoxville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, the Knoxville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #85 of 382 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Knoxville metro 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 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 | Knoxville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.3M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,820 | 15,266 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +16.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $883 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6331 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $292K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Knoxville metro 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 Knoxville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 968,137+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 378,234
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $72,422
- Average household income
- $98,653
- Median home value
- $290,200
- Jobs located here
- 432,193
- Daytime population
- 955,487Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 156 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +8.7% | #32 of 382 |
| 2Chattanooga, TN-GA | 71 | 36 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +5.3% | #46 of 382 |
| 3Jackson, TN | 70 | 8 | 1.1 | $7M | +2.2% | #49 of 382 |
| 4Knoxville, TN | 65 | 63 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +6.9% | #85 of 382 |
| 5Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 64 | 76 | 1.5 | $5.9M | −0.3% | #92 of 382 |
| 6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 64 | 19 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +2.3% | #94 of 382 |
| 7Clarksville, TN-KY | 58 | 22 | 1.8 | $4.7M | +8.5% | #128 of 382 |
| 8Cleveland, TN | 56 | 9 | 1.8 | $4.5M | +6.1% | #148 of 382 |
| 9Johnson City, TN | 55 | 15 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +4.3% | #155 of 382 |
| 10Morristown, TN | 44 | 10 | 2.1 | $3.7M | +7.9% | #243 of 382 |
Other business types in the Knoxville metro 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Knoxville, TN metro area?
The Knoxville metro area has 63 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 31 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Knoxville, TN metro area spend on pets?
About $334M a year, or $883 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 378,234 households in the Knoxville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Knoxville, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Knoxville metro area has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.3M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Knoxville metro area would have about 74, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,820 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Knoxville, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Knoxville metro area at 968,137 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 378,234 households. Median household income in the Knoxville metro area is $72,422, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Knoxville metro area scores 65 for pet stores (upper middle), #85 of 382 scored metro areas.
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