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Pet stores in Rutherford County, TN
The pet stores in Rutherford County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 84 out of 100: High
Ranked #23 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 14
- 7 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $123.4M
- On pets · $953 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.8M
- 95% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Rutherford County is 84 (high), #23 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Households in Rutherford County spend about $123.4M a year on pets, or $953 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 14 pet stores, that is $8.8M per store, 95% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Rutherford County has 14 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 50%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Rutherford County in 2023. That is one for every 12,943 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.5M has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Rutherford County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rutherford County grew 12.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $8.8M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,943 | 15,266 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $953 | $871 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 84 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 147 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents 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 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 businesses80
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding81
- Pet stores84
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Rutherford County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet stores in Rutherford County. 7 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on pets?
About $123.4M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $8.8M 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 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Rutherford County has 1.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $8.8M, 95% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 27, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,943 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 84 for pet stores (high), #23 of 974 scored counties.
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