Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Chesterfield County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Chesterfield County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #417 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 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
- $12.4M
- On pets · $707 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,740
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Chesterfield County comes to about $12.4M a year: $707 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 41% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Chesterfield County has 10 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chesterfield County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Chesterfield County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Chesterfield County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #417 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chesterfield 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.
| Measure | Chesterfield County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $775K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,891 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $707 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,235 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 58 |
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
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,740+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,534
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $49,235+18.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,908
- Median home value
- $116,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,899
- Daytime population
- 38,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pet businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Chesterfield County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 95 | 10.1 | $924K | +18.7% | #92 of 2,200 |
| 2York County, SC | 76 | 122 | 10.7 | $946K | +8.1% | #144 of 2,200 |
| 3Edgefield County, SC | 73 | 7 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +16.1% | #188 of 2,200 |
| 4Richland County, SC | 73 | 147 | 8.8 | $973K | +4.6% | #196 of 2,200 |
| 5Lancaster County, SC | 72 | 52 | 13.0 | $727K | +18.3% | #235 of 2,200 |
| 6Laurens County, SC | 71 | 21 | 7.8 | $952K | +6.2% | #248 of 2,200 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 71 | 127 | 9.6 | $858K | +15.6% | #255 of 2,200 |
| 8Dorchester County, SC | 71 | 76 | 12.0 | $773K | +10.1% | #264 of 2,200 |
| 9Greenville County, SC | 67 | 265 | 12.0 | $775K | +10.6% | #402 of 2,200 |
| 10Chesterfield County, SC | 66 | 10 | 5.7 | $1.2M | +3.4% | #417 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Chesterfield 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Chesterfield County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet businesses in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, SC spend on pets?
About $12.4M a year, or $707 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,534 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Chesterfield County has 5.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Chesterfield County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 44,740 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,534 households. Median household income in Chesterfield County is $49,235, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.6%, 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. Chesterfield County scores 66 for pet businesses (upper middle), #417 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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