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Pet businesses in Amelia County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Amelia County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,716 of 2,200 scored counties
#95 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On pets · $828 a household
- Spending per listing
- $561K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,632
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Amelia County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,716 of 2,200 scored counties and #95 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet businesses in Amelia County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Amelia County spend about $4.5M a year on pets, or $828 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 pet businesses, that is $561K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Amelia County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 903 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Amelia County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Amelia County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Amelia County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $561K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 903 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $828 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,717 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Amelia 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 Amelia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,632+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,417
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.6
- Land area
- 358 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $76,717+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,454
- Median home value
- $282,400
- Jobs located here
- 2,451
- Daytime population
- 9,593Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 85 | 68 | 6.1 | $2.2M | +2.1% | #22 of 2,200 |
| 2Richmond city, VA | 84 | 59 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +4.6% | #37 of 2,200 |
| 3Prince George County, VA | 83 | 7 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #41 of 2,200 |
| 4New Kent County, VA | 82 | 10 | 10.8 | $1.1M | +21.2% | #51 of 2,200 |
| 5Chesterfield County, VA | 81 | 123 | 8.8 | $1.2M | +8.7% | #56 of 2,200 |
| 6Prince William County, VA | 80 | 135 | 8.6 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #66 of 2,200 |
| 7Dinwiddie County, VA | 80 | 9 | 8.4 | $1.1M | +3.6% | #72 of 2,200 |
| 8Suffolk city, VA | 80 | 37 | 9.8 | $1M | +10.4% | #73 of 2,200 |
| 9Spotsylvania County, VA | 78 | 55 | 10.5 | $1.1M | +10.5% | #108 of 2,200 |
| 10Warren County, VA | 78 | 17 | 11.1 | $876K | +4.8% | #112 of 2,200 |
| 95Amelia County, VA | 35 | 8 | 14.8 | $561K | +2.7% | #1,716 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Amelia 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 businesses35
- 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 Amelia County, VA?
Amelia County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Amelia County, VA spend on pets?
About $4.5M a year, or $828 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $561K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,417 households in Amelia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amelia County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Amelia County has 14.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $561K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Amelia County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 903 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Amelia County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Amelia County at 13,632 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,417 households. The median household income in Amelia County is $76,717 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Amelia County scores 35 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,716 of 2,200 scored counties.
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