Pets · Metro area · North Carolina
Pet businesses in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area
How the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #279 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 15 scored metro areas based 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
Households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area spend about $42M a year on pets, or $955 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $618K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area was 46 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 list 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area.
Population estimates show the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area grew 10.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #279 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 15 scored metro areas based in North Carolina.
How the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area | 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 | 40 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area, 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area
- 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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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in North Carolina for pet businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area marked.
Top metro areas in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Goldsboro, NC | 74 | 33 | 6.9 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #35 of 387 |
| 2Rocky Mount, NC | 73 | 36 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +2.8% | #38 of 387 |
| 3Fayetteville, NC | 68 | 106 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #59 of 387 |
| 4Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 68 | 238 | 9.6 | $1M | +7.5% | #61 of 387 |
| 5Burlington, NC | 68 | 60 | 8.6 | $962K | +8.5% | #62 of 387 |
| 6Raleigh-Cary, NC | 67 | 685 | 11.9 | $913K | +12.6% | #70 of 387 |
| 7Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 65 | 1,228 | 11.4 | $863K | +10.1% | #84 of 387 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 63 | 638 | 9.0 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #94 of 387 |
| 8Greenville, NC | 60 | 59 | 7.9 | $989K | +5.4% | #111 of 387 |
| 9Greensboro-High Point, NC | 58 | 320 | 10.1 | $828K | +4.1% | #133 of 387 |
| 13Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | 40 | 68 | 15.4 | $618K | +10.3% | #279 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area
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 businesses40
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 pet businesses in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area. 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. Official counts also show 117 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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, the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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 the Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area 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. The Pinehurst-Southern Pines metro area scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #279 of 387 scored metro areas.
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