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Pet businesses in Abbeville County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Abbeville County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #824 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On pets · $785 a household
Spending per listing
$766K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,836
+2.3% 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

Household spending on pets in Abbeville County comes to about $7.7M a year: $785 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $766K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Abbeville County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Abbeville County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Abbeville County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Abbeville County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #824 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Abbeville County compares

The same measures for South 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 Abbeville County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAbbeville CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.211.210.4
Spending per listing$766K$775K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8911,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$785$869$909
Median household income$52,935$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5658

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,836+2.3% since 2020
Households
9,762
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
491 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$52,935+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,228
Median home value
$178,800
Jobs located here
5,595
Daytime population
19,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC799510.1$924K+18.7%#92 of 2,200
2York County, SC7612210.7$946K+8.1%#144 of 2,200
3Edgefield County, SC7377.2$1.2M+16.1%#188 of 2,200
4Richland County, SC731478.8$973K+4.6%#196 of 2,200
5Lancaster County, SC725213.0$727K+18.3%#235 of 2,200
6Laurens County, SC71217.8$952K+6.2%#248 of 2,200
7Spartanburg County, SC711279.6$858K+15.6%#255 of 2,200
8Dorchester County, SC717612.0$773K+10.1%#264 of 2,200
9Greenville County, SC6726512.0$775K+10.6%#402 of 2,200
10Chesterfield County, SC66105.7$1.2M+3.4%#417 of 2,200
23Abbeville County, SC561010.2$766K+2.3%#824 of 2,200

Other business types in Abbeville County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Abbeville County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Abbeville County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Abbeville County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Abbeville County, SC spend on pets?

About $7.7M a year, or $785 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $766K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,762 households in Abbeville County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Abbeville County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Abbeville County has 10.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $766K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Abbeville County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Abbeville County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Abbeville County at 24,836 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,762 households. Median household income in Abbeville County is $52,935, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Abbeville County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #824 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Abbeville County

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