Pets · County · Virginia
Pet businesses in Charlottesville city, VA
The pet businesses in Charlottesville city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #803 of 2,200 scored counties
#49 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 19
- 7 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19M
- On pets · $960 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.6
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,388
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet businesses in Charlottesville city. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 37%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.6, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Charlottesville city comes to about $19M a year: $960 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Charlottesville city was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,651 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Charlottesville city declined 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Charlottesville city is 56 (upper middle), #803 of 2,200 scored counties and #49 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Charlottesville city 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 | Charlottesville city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,651 | 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 | $960 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,824 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 197 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Charlottesville city, 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 Charlottesville city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,388−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,815
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 44%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4,435
- Median household income
- $74,824+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,430
- Median home value
- $486,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,763
- Daytime population
- 63,939Residents 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 |
| 49Charlottesville city, VA | 56 | 19 | 9.6 | $1M | −4.4% | #803 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Charlottesville city
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
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Charlottesville city, VA?
There are 19 pet businesses on map listings in Charlottesville city as of September 2026. 7 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Charlottesville city, VA spend on pets?
About $19M a year, or $960 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,815 households in Charlottesville city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlottesville city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Charlottesville city has 9.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Charlottesville city would have about 22, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,651 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Charlottesville city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Charlottesville city at 44,388 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,815 households. The median household income in Charlottesville city is $74,824 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Charlottesville city scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #803 of 2,200 scored counties.
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