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Pet businesses in Perquimans County, NC

How Perquimans County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On pets · $821 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
13,490
+3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $821 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Perquimans County spend about $4.6M a year on pets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet businesses in Perquimans County. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Perquimans County would have about 5, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Perquimans County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perquimans County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no pet businesses on map listings, Perquimans County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Perquimans 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.

Pet businesses in Perquimans County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePerquimans CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.011.010.4
Spending per listingn/a$817K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7191,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$821$899$909
Median household income$67,917$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Perquimans 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 Perquimans County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,490+3.6% since 2020
Households
5,614
Median age
49.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
247 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$67,917+44.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,788
Median home value
$231,700
Jobs located here
2,266
Daytime population
9,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in North Carolina for pet businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Perquimans County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harnett County, NC84448.8$967K+12.3%#40 of 2,200
2Wayne County, NC78336.9$1.1M+3.8%#106 of 2,200
3Franklin County, NC78279.5$916K+18.8%#111 of 2,200
4Currituck County, NC781815.2$681K+16.7%#113 of 2,200
5Durham County, NC771138.0$1.2M+7.7%#116 of 2,200
6Duplin County, NC77146.7$1.1M+6.0%#118 of 2,200
7Hoke County, NC772010.4$787K+9.0%#129 of 2,200
8Nash County, NC75297.5$1.1M+3.9%#158 of 2,200
9Johnston County, NC759310.9$867K+17.9%#166 of 2,200
10Mecklenburg County, NC7448910.5$977K+10.5%#180 of 2,200
Perquimans County, NCNot scored00.0n/a+3.6%

Other business types in Perquimans County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Perquimans County, NC?

There are no pet businesses on map listings in Perquimans County as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Perquimans County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Perquimans County, NC spend on pets?

About $4.6M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,614 households in Perquimans County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Perquimans County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Perquimans County has no pet businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Perquimans County would have about 5, against none on map listings.

How fast is Perquimans County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Perquimans County at 13,490 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,614 households. Median household income in Perquimans County is $67,917, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.0%, 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. Perquimans County has no market score for pet businesses, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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