Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet businesses in Moore County, NC
How Moore County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,064 of 2,200 scored counties
#58 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 68
- 14 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +27.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42M
- On pets · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $618K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.4
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,619
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $955 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Moore County spend about $42M a year on pets. That is about $618K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Moore County has 68 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Moore County in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. That is one for every 957 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 117 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $581K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Moore County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Moore County grew 10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Moore County is 51 (upper middle), #1,064 of 2,200 scored counties and #58 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Moore 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 | Moore County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.4 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $618K | $817K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 957 | 1,719 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +27.8% | +15.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $955 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,080 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 46+27.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 585
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 117Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $581K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Moore 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 Moore County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,619+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 44,013
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 150
- Median household income
- $86,080+43.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,924
- Median home value
- $351,400
- Jobs located here
- 42,923
- Daytime population
- 109,477Residents 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 |
| 58Moore County, NC | 51 | 68 | 15.4 | $618K | +10.3% | #1,064 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Moore 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding47
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Moore County, NC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 pet businesses in Moore County. 14 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 27.8% from 2019. Another 117 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Moore County, NC spend on pets?
About $42M 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 68 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $618K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,013 households in Moore County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Moore County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Moore County has 15.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $618K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Moore County would have about 48, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 957 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Moore County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Moore County at 110,619 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,013 households. Median household income in Moore County is $86,080, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.6%, 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. Moore County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,064 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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