Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Marlboro County, SC
The pet businesses in Marlboro County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,856 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On pets · $609 a household
- Spending per listing
- $746K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,488
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Marlboro County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,856 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $609 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in Marlboro County spend about $6M a year on pets. That is about $746K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Marlboro County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marlboro County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marlboro County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marlboro 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 | Marlboro County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $746K | $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 | −3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $609 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $34,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 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
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,488−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,789
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 480 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $34,301+2.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,818
- Median home value
- $82,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,341
- Daytime population
- 21,081Residents 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 |
| 40Marlboro County, SC | 30 | 8 | 8.2 | $746K | −3.8% | #1,856 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Marlboro 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 businesses30
- 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 Marlboro County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Marlboro 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 Marlboro County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marlboro County, SC spend on pets?
About $6M a year, or $609 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $746K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,789 households in Marlboro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marlboro County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Marlboro County has 8.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $746K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Marlboro County would have about 7, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Marlboro County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marlboro County at 25,488 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,789 households. Median household income in Marlboro County is $34,301, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 2.1%, 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. Marlboro County scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,856 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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