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Pet businesses in Bedford County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Bedford County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #401 of 2,200 scored counties
#30 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On pets · $925 a household
- Spending per listing
- $806K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,059
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Bedford County spend about $30.6M a year on pets, or $925 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $806K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Bedford County has 38 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bedford County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,949 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 47 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Bedford County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Bedford County is 67 (upper middle), #401 of 2,200 scored counties and #30 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Bedford 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 | Bedford County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $806K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,949 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $925 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,937 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Bedford 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 Bedford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,059+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 33,127
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 760 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $78,937+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,452
- Median home value
- $297,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,528
- Daytime population
- 66,003Residents 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 |
| 30Bedford County, VA | 67 | 38 | 11.5 | $806K | +4.4% | #401 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bedford 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding82
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bedford County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 pet businesses in Bedford County. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bedford County, VA spend on pets?
About $30.6M a year, or $925 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $806K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,127 households in Bedford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bedford County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bedford County has 11.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $806K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bedford County would have about 35, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,949 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Bedford County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Bedford County at 83,059 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,127 households. Median household income in Bedford County is $78,937, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Bedford County scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #401 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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