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Pet businesses in Caroline County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Caroline County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #131 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $976 a household
- Spending per listing
- $688K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,413
- +11.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Caroline County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #131 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Household spending on pets in Caroline County comes to about $11.7M a year: $976 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $688K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Caroline County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 12%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Caroline County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,996 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caroline County grew 11.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Caroline 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 | Caroline County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $688K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,996 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $976 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,407 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Caroline 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 Caroline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,413+11.3% since 2020
- Households
- 11,988
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $87,407+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,835
- Median home value
- $307,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,321
- Daytime population
- 20,611Residents 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 |
| 13Caroline County, VA | 77 | 17 | 14.2 | $688K | +11.3% | #131 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Caroline 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 businesses77
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Caroline County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet businesses in Caroline County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Caroline County, VA spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $976 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $688K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,988 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caroline County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Caroline County has 14.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $688K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Caroline County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,996 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Caroline County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,413 people in 2025, up 11.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,988 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $87,407, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Caroline County scores 77 for pet businesses (high), #131 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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