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Pet businesses in Ashe County, NC
The pet businesses in Ashe County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #956 of 2,200 scored counties
#52 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On pets · $761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $714K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,514
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pet businesses in Ashe County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.7, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Ashe County comes to about $9.3M a year: $761 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $714K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ashe County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Ashe County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Ashe County is 53 (upper middle), #956 of 2,200 scored counties and #52 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Ashe 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.
| Measure | Ashe County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $714K | $817K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,719 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $761 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,866 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 59 |
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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Ashe 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 Ashe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,514+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,201
- Median age
- 49.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 426 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $56,866+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,848
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,137
- Daytime population
- 23,705Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harnett County, NC | 84 | 44 | 8.8 | $967K | +12.3% | #40 of 2,200 |
| 2Wayne County, NC | 78 | 33 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #106 of 2,200 |
| 3Franklin County, NC | 78 | 27 | 9.5 | $916K | +18.8% | #111 of 2,200 |
| 4Currituck County, NC | 78 | 18 | 15.2 | $681K | +16.7% | #113 of 2,200 |
| 5Durham County, NC | 77 | 113 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #116 of 2,200 |
| 6Duplin County, NC | 77 | 14 | 6.7 | $1.1M | +6.0% | #118 of 2,200 |
| 7Hoke County, NC | 77 | 20 | 10.4 | $787K | +9.0% | #129 of 2,200 |
| 8Nash County, NC | 75 | 29 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +3.9% | #158 of 2,200 |
| 9Johnston County, NC | 75 | 93 | 10.9 | $867K | +17.9% | #166 of 2,200 |
| 10Mecklenburg County, NC | 74 | 489 | 10.5 | $977K | +10.5% | #180 of 2,200 |
| 52Ashe County, NC | 53 | 13 | 10.7 | $714K | +3.5% | #956 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Ashe 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding33
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Ashe County, NC?
There are 13 pet businesses on map listings in Ashe County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ashe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ashe County, NC spend on pets?
About $9.3M a year, or $761 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $714K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,201 households in Ashe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashe County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Ashe County has 10.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $714K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Ashe County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Ashe County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Ashe County at 27,514 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,201 households. The median household income in Ashe County is $56,866 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.8% 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. Ashe County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #956 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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