Pets · Small-town market · North Carolina
Pet businesses in the Waynesville, NC area
The pet businesses in the Waynesville, NC area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #267 of 527 scored small-town markets
#14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On pets · $797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $697K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,369
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 pet businesses in the Waynesville area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Waynesville area comes to about $21.6M a year: $797 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $697K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Waynesville area in 2023. That is one for every 1,356 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Waynesville area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Waynesville area is 51 (upper middle), #267 of 527 scored small-town markets and #14 of 23 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Waynesville 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 | Waynesville area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $697K | $817K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,356 | 1,719 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +15.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $797 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,912 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 the Waynesville 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 Waynesville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,369+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 27,123
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $61,912
- Average household income
- $80,833
- Median home value
- $279,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,778
- Daytime population
- 52,805Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for pet businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Waynesville area marked.
Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 87 | 44 | 8.8 | $967K | +12.3% | #4 of 527 |
| 2Wilson, NC | 75 | 25 | 7.6 | $1M | +1.7% | #29 of 527 |
| 3Marion, NC | 73 | 16 | 8.6 | $872K | +1.5% | #42 of 527 |
| 4Washington, NC | 71 | 12 | 6.2 | $1.3M | 0.0% | #48 of 527 |
| 5Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 71 | 35 | 9.0 | $850K | +3.4% | #50 of 527 |
| 6Lumberton, NC | 70 | 32 | 7.4 | $882K | +3.4% | #57 of 527 |
| 7New Bern, NC | 68 | 48 | 9.2 | $874K | +3.6% | #67 of 527 |
| 8Roanoke Rapids, NC | 63 | 13 | 4.6 | $1.5M | −4.3% | #107 of 527 |
| 9Kill Devil Hills, NC | 61 | 24 | 14.3 | $711K | +3.3% | #138 of 527 |
| 10Sanford, NC | 57 | 33 | 13.1 | $614K | +10.8% | #181 of 527 |
| 14Waynesville, NC | 51 | 31 | 11.4 | $697K | +1.9% | #267 of 527 |
Other business types in the Waynesville 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Waynesville, NC area?
There are 31 pet businesses on map listings in the Waynesville area as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Waynesville, NC area spend on pets?
About $21.6M a year, or $797 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $697K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,123 households in the Waynesville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waynesville, NC area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Waynesville area has 11.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $697K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Waynesville area would have about 25, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,356 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waynesville, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Waynesville area at 63,369 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,123 households. The median household income in the Waynesville area is $61,912 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Waynesville area scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #267 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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