Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Greenwood County, SC
How Greenwood 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,246 of 2,200 scored counties
#31 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 33
- 7 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On pets · $736 a household
- Spending per listing
- $622K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,379
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Greenwood County spend about $20.5M a year on pets, or $736 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 33 pet businesses, that is $622K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Greenwood County has 33 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Greenwood County in 2023. That is one for every 2,535 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Greenwood County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Greenwood County is 47 (lower middle), #1,246 of 2,200 scored counties and #31 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Greenwood 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 | Greenwood County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $622K | $775K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,535 | 1,891 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $736 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,830 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 337 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,379+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,884
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 153
- Median household income
- $52,830+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,042
- Median home value
- $180,500
- Jobs located here
- 29,140
- Daytime population
- 68,312Residents 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 |
| 31Greenwood County, SC | 47 | 33 | 11.8 | $622K | +1.5% | #1,246 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Greenwood 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Greenwood County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 pet businesses in Greenwood County. 7 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenwood County, SC spend on pets?
About $20.5M a year, or $736 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $622K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,884 households in Greenwood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenwood County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Greenwood County has 11.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $622K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Greenwood County would have about 23, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,535 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenwood County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenwood County at 70,379 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,884 households. Median household income in Greenwood County is $52,830, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Greenwood County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,246 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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