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Pet businesses in Craig County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Craig County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.5M
On pets · $862 a household
Spending per listing
$748K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
11.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,800
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet businesses in Craig County. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households.

At $862 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Craig County spend about $1.5M a year on pets. Spread across 2 pet businesses, that is $748K per business.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Craig County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Craig County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Craig 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.

Pet businesses in Craig County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureCraig CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.510.010.4
Spending per listing$748K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6861,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$862$1,056$909
Median household income$69,057$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Craig 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 Craig County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,800−1.6% since 2020
Households
1,735
Median age
47.3
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
328 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$69,057
Average household income
$90,344
Median home value
$189,000
Jobs located here
703
Daytime population
3,586Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Craig County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA85686.1$2.2M+2.1%#22 of 2,200
2Richmond city, VA84595.7$1.5M+4.6%#37 of 2,200
3Prince George County, VA8375.4$1.8M+2.0%#41 of 2,200
4New Kent County, VA821010.8$1.1M+21.2%#51 of 2,200
5Chesterfield County, VA811238.8$1.2M+8.7%#56 of 2,200
6Prince William County, VA801358.6$1.5M+4.2%#66 of 2,200
7Dinwiddie County, VA8098.4$1.1M+3.6%#72 of 2,200
8Suffolk city, VA80379.8$1M+10.4%#73 of 2,200
9Spotsylvania County, VA785510.5$1.1M+10.5%#108 of 2,200
10Warren County, VA781711.1$876K+4.8%#112 of 2,200
Craig County, VANot scored211.5$748K−1.6%

Other business types in Craig County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Craig County, VA?

There are 2 pet businesses on map listings in Craig County as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Craig County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Craig County, VA spend on pets?

About $1.5M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $748K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,735 households in Craig County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Craig County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Craig County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.

How fast is Craig County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Craig County at 4,800 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,735 households. The median household income in Craig County is $69,057 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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