Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet businesses in Person County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Person County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #398 of 2,200 scored counties
#25 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 4 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.3M
- On pets · $827 a household
- Spending per listing
- $831K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,636
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Person County comes to about $13.3M a year: $827 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $831K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 16 pet businesses on map listings in Person County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.0, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Person County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Person County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Person County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #398 of 2,200 scored counties and #25 of 85 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Person 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 | Person County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $831K | $817K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,295 | 1,719 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $827 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,300 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 164 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Person 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 Person County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,636+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 16,063
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 101
- Median household income
- $63,300+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,375
- Median home value
- $213,900
- Jobs located here
- 9,989
- Daytime population
- 32,063Residents 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 |
| 25Person County, NC | 67 | 16 | 10.0 | $831K | +3.7% | #398 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Person 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
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Person County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet businesses in Person County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Person County, NC spend on pets?
About $13.3M a year, or $827 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $831K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,063 households in Person County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Person County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Person County has 10.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $831K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Person County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,295 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Person County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Person County at 40,636 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,063 households. Median household income in Person County is $63,300, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Person County scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #398 of 2,200 scored counties.
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