Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet businesses in Forsyth County, NC
The pet businesses in Forsyth County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #387 of 2,200 scored counties
#24 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 147
- 37 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- +17.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.1M
- On pets · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $933K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 401,718
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 pet businesses in Forsyth County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 25%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.2 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Forsyth County comes to about $137.1M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 147 pet businesses, that is $933K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Forsyth County in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,720 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 252 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $711K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Forsyth County.
Population estimates show Forsyth County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Forsyth County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #387 of 2,200 scored counties and #24 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $933K | $817K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,720 | 1,719 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.7% | +15.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $857 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,165 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 79 → 93+17.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 981
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 252Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14737 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $711K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 401,718+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 159,925
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 408 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 956
- Median household income
- $67,165+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,082
- Median home value
- $250,400
- Jobs located here
- 197,283
- Daytime population
- 420,468Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for pet businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Forsyth County marked.
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 |
| 24Forsyth County, NC | 67 | 147 | 9.2 | $933K | +5.0% | #387 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores55
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Forsyth County, NC?
There are 147 pet businesses on map listings in Forsyth County as of September 2026. 37 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 17.7% from 2019. Official counts list 252 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Forsyth County, NC spend on pets?
About $137.1M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $933K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 159,925 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Forsyth County has 9.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $933K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 156, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,720 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 401,718 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 159,925 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $67,165 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Forsyth County scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #387 of 2,200 scored counties.
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