Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Colleton County, SC
How Colleton County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #785 of 2,200 scored counties
#22 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On pets · $738 a household
- Spending per listing
- $712K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,382
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Colleton County comes to about $12.1M a year: $738 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 pet businesses, that is $712K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Colleton County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Colleton County in 2023. That is one for every 3,282 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Colleton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Colleton County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #785 of 2,200 scored counties and #22 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Colleton 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 | Colleton County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $712K | $775K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,282 | 1,891 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $738 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,114 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $424K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 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 Colleton 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 Colleton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,382+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,408
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,057 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $51,114+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,687
- Median home value
- $162,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,831
- Daytime population
- 32,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 22Colleton County, SC | 57 | 17 | 10.4 | $712K | +2.2% | #785 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Colleton 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Colleton County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet businesses in Colleton County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Colleton County, SC spend on pets?
About $12.1M a year, or $738 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $712K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,408 households in Colleton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colleton County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Colleton County has 10.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $712K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Colleton County would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,282 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Colleton County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Colleton County at 39,382 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Colleton County is $51,114, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Colleton County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #785 of 2,200 scored counties.
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