Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet businesses in Gates County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Gates County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,145 of 2,200 scored counties
#85 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On pets · $751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $450K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.7
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,234
- −2.1% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Gates County
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What this means
For pet businesses, Gates County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #2,145 of 2,200 scored counties and #85 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Gates County comes to about $3.1M a year: $751 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $450K of household spending for each business on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Gates County has 7 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.7, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gates County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Gates County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Gates 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 | Gates County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.7 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $450K | $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 | −2.1% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $751 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,333 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Gates 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 Gates County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,234−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,192
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $66,333+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,387
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,439
- Daytime population
- 7,594Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Gates County?
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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 |
| 85Gates County, NC | 17 | 7 | 16.7 | $450K | −2.1% | #2,145 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Gates 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 businesses17
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Gates County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Gates County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gates County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gates County, NC spend on pets?
About $3.1M a year, or $751 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $450K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,192 households in Gates County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gates County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gates County has 16.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $450K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gates County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Gates County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Gates County at 10,234 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,192 households. Median household income in Gates County is $66,333, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. Gates County scores 17 for pet businesses (low), #2,145 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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