Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet businesses in Newberry County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Newberry County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #845 of 2,200 scored counties
#24 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $767 a household
- Spending per listing
- $559K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,561
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet businesses in Newberry County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.7, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Newberry County comes to about $11.7M a year: $767 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $559K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newberry County in 2023. That is one for every 3,831 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $882K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newberry County.
Population estimates show Newberry County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Newberry County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #845 of 2,200 scored counties and #24 of 41 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Newberry 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 | Newberry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 11.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $559K | $775K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,831 | 1,891 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $767 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,780 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $882K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Newberry 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 Newberry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,561+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,325
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,240
- Median home value
- $173,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,662
- Daytime population
- 36,412Residents 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 |
| 24Newberry County, SC | 56 | 21 | 13.7 | $559K | +4.8% | #845 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Newberry 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Newberry County, SC?
There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in Newberry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Newberry County, SC spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $767 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $559K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,325 households in Newberry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newberry County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Newberry County has 13.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $559K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Newberry County would have about 13, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,831 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Newberry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Newberry County at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. The median household income in Newberry County is $61,780 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Newberry County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #845 of 2,200 scored counties.
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