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Pet businesses in Anson County, NC

How Anson County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.7M
On pets · $669 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.7
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,758
−2.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Anson County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 55% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $669 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Anson County spend about $5.7M a year on pets. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 63% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Anson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Anson County declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Anson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Anson County compares

The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 businesses in Anson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAnson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.711.010.4
Spending per listing$1.4M$817K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7191,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.1%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$669$899$909
Median household income$47,302$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Anson 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 Anson County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,758−2.1% since 2020
Households
8,548
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
532 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$47,302+17.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,087
Median home value
$148,600
Jobs located here
6,675
Daytime population
18,537Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for pet businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Anson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harnett County, NC84448.8$967K+12.3%#40 of 2,200
2Wayne County, NC78336.9$1.1M+3.8%#106 of 2,200
3Franklin County, NC78279.5$916K+18.8%#111 of 2,200
4Currituck County, NC781815.2$681K+16.7%#113 of 2,200
5Durham County, NC771138.0$1.2M+7.7%#116 of 2,200
6Duplin County, NC77146.7$1.1M+6.0%#118 of 2,200
7Hoke County, NC772010.4$787K+9.0%#129 of 2,200
8Nash County, NC75297.5$1.1M+3.9%#158 of 2,200
9Johnston County, NC759310.9$867K+17.9%#166 of 2,200
10Mecklenburg County, NC7448910.5$977K+10.5%#180 of 2,200
Anson County, NCNot scored44.7$1.4M−2.1%

Other business types in Anson County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Anson County, NC?

Anson County has 4 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Anson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Anson County, NC spend on pets?

About $5.7M a year, or $669 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,548 households in Anson County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anson County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Anson County has 4.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 63% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Anson County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Anson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Anson County at 21,758 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,548 households. The median household income in Anson County is $47,302 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.6% 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. Anson County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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