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Pet stores in Williamson County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Williamson County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #419 of 974 scored counties
#15 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
35
22 chain locations (63%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$120.4M
On pets · $1,306 a household
Spending per listing
$3.4M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.8
90% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
272,061
+9.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $1,306 per household (44% above the U.S. average), households in Williamson County spend about $120.4M a year on pets. That works out to $3.4M per store, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 35 pet stores on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 63% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 90% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Williamson County in 2023. That is one for every 7,093 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Williamson County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Williamson County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #419 of 974 scored counties and #15 of 24 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Williamson 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.

Pet stores in Williamson County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.81.82.0
Spending per listing$3.4M$4.9M$4.5M
Households per official establishment7,09315,26613,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,306$871$909
Median household income$135,594$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5470

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
172
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
3522 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
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Williamson 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 Williamson County

Population, 2025 estimate
272,061+9.0% since 2020
Households
92,214
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
583 sq. mi.
People per square mile
447
Median household income
$135,594+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$183,026
Median home value
$751,900
Jobs located here
159,658
Daytime population
302,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for pet stores, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Williamson County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rutherford County, TN84141.1$8.8M+12.6%#23 of 974
2Maury County, TN8161.4$6.3M+16.0%#47 of 974
3Sumner County, TN80172.2$4.6M+9.2%#59 of 974
4Davidson County, TN75501.5$6.2M+4.2%#99 of 974
5Wilson County, TN70152.5$4.1M+17.8%#175 of 974
6Montgomery County, TN68141.6$5.4M+13.0%#194 of 974
7Hamilton County, TN67291.9$4.9M+6.2%#213 of 974
8Loudon County, TN6762.5$3.8M+15.6%#218 of 974
9Blount County, TN63112.0$4.5M+6.0%#273 of 974
10Robertson County, TN6372.5$3.7M+9.9%#278 of 974
15Williamson County, TN54353.8$3.4M+9.0%#419 of 974

Other business types in Williamson County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Williamson County, TN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 35 pet stores in Williamson County. 22 of them (63%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in Williamson County, TN spend on pets?

About $120.4M a year, or $1,306 per household. That is 44% above the U.S. average (an index of 144, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 92,214 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Williamson County, TN compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Williamson County has 3.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Williamson County would have about 27, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,093 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 272,061 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 92,214 households. The median household income in Williamson County is $135,594 a year, 68% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Williamson County scores 54 for pet stores (upper middle), #419 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Williamson County

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