Pets · County · Tennessee
Pet stores in Sumner County, TN
How Sumner County, TN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #59 of 974 scored counties
#3 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 17
- 10 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77.8M
- On pets · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 215,538
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Sumner County scores 80 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #59 of 974 scored counties and #3 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
At $990 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Sumner County spend about $77.8M a year on pets. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each store on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 17 pet stores on map listings in Sumner County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Sumner County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 19,646 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates show Sumner County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, 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 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 | Sumner County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $4.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,646 | 15,266 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | −1.6% |
| 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 | 80 | 70 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1710 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 stores are in Sumner County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet stores in Sumner County. 10 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores 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 17 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 78,582 households in Sumner County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumner County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Sumner County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,646 households, against one for every 13,024 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 80 for pet stores (high), #59 of 974 scored counties.
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