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Pet businesses in Chesterfield County, VA
The pet businesses in Chesterfield County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #56 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 123
- 41 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- +2.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $152.2M
- On pets · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,148
- +8.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Chesterfield County is 81 (high), #56 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 pet businesses in Chesterfield County. Of those, 41 are chain locations, or 33%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Chesterfield County comes to about $152.2M a year: $1,086 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.2M per business, 41% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 75 businesses with payroll in Chesterfield County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 2.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,869 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $325K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chesterfield County. Population estimates show Chesterfield County grew 8.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Chesterfield 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 | Chesterfield County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,869 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.7% | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,086 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $101,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 73 → 75+2.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 989
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 208Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12341 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 173The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $325K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,148+8.7% since 2020
- Households
- 140,155
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 892
- Median household income
- $101,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,631
- Median home value
- $366,000
- Jobs located here
- 149,426
- Daytime population
- 346,516Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Chesterfield County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Chesterfield 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 businesses81
- Veterinarians84
- Pet grooming and boarding80
- Pet stores81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Chesterfield County, VA?
There are 123 pet businesses on map listings in Chesterfield County as of September 2026. 41 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 2.7% from 2019. Official counts list 208 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chesterfield County, VA spend on pets?
About $152.2M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,155 households in Chesterfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chesterfield County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Chesterfield County has 8.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Chesterfield County would have about 173, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,869 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Chesterfield County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Chesterfield County at 397,148 people in 2025, up 8.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,155 households. The median household income in Chesterfield County is $101,931 a year, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Chesterfield County scores 81 for pet businesses (high), #56 of 2,200 scored counties.
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