Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Kershaw County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Kershaw County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #975 of 2,200 scored counties
#27 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 47
- 3 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $480K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 68% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,166
- +11.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 pet businesses in Kershaw County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 6%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.5 for every 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Kershaw County spend about $22.6M a year on pets, or $839 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 47 pet businesses, that is $480K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kershaw County in 2023. That is one for every 2,241 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 58 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Kershaw County grew 11.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Kershaw County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #975 of 2,200 scored counties and #27 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Kershaw 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 | Kershaw County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $480K | $775K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,241 | 1,891 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,231 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 473 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Kershaw 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 Kershaw County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,166+11.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,897
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 727 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 94
- Median household income
- $68,231+32.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,069
- Median home value
- $217,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,419
- Daytime population
- 54,356Residents 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 |
| 27Kershaw County, SC | 53 | 47 | 17.5 | $480K | +11.6% | #975 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Kershaw 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 businesses53
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Kershaw County, SC?
Kershaw County has 47 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kershaw County, SC spend on pets?
About $22.6M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $480K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,897 households in Kershaw County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kershaw County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Kershaw County has 17.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 68% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $480K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Kershaw County would have about 26, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,241 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Kershaw County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Kershaw County at 73,166 people in 2025, up 11.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,897 households. The median household income in Kershaw County is $68,231 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Kershaw County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #975 of 2,200 scored counties.
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