Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet businesses in Iredell County, NC
The pet businesses in Iredell County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,118 of 2,200 scored counties
#61 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 124
- 19 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 72
- +22.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.9M
- On pets · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $588K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 211,798
- +12.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Iredell County spend about $72.9M a year on pets, or $955 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 124 pet businesses, that is $588K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 124 pet businesses on map listings in Iredell County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 16.2 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Iredell County in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,060 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 172 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Iredell County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iredell County grew 12.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Iredell County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,118 of 2,200 scored counties and #61 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Iredell 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 | Iredell County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $588K | $817K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,060 | 1,719 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.0% | +15.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $955 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,419 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59 → 72+22.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 661
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Iredell 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 Iredell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 211,798+12.9% since 2020
- Households
- 76,344
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 342
- Median household income
- $81,419+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,658
- Median home value
- $321,400
- Jobs located here
- 82,907
- Daytime population
- 186,832Residents 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 |
| 61Iredell County, NC | 50 | 124 | 16.2 | $588K | +12.9% | #1,118 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Iredell 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding43
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Iredell County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 124 pet businesses in Iredell County. 19 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 72 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Iredell County, NC spend on pets?
About $72.9M a year, or $955 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 124 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $588K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,344 households in Iredell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iredell County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Iredell County has 16.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $588K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Iredell County would have about 83, against 124 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,060 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Iredell County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Iredell County at 211,798 people in 2025, up 12.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,344 households. Median household income in Iredell County is $81,419, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Iredell County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,118 of 2,200 scored counties.
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