Pets · County · Virginia
Pet businesses in Fauquier County, VA
How Fauquier County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,409 of 2,200 scored counties
#82 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 64
- 9 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On pets · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $527K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,503
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 pet businesses in Fauquier County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 14%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Fauquier County comes to about $33.7M a year: $1,262 per household, 39% above the U.S. average. That is about $527K of household spending for each business on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fauquier County was 39 in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 685 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 139 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fauquier County.
Population estimates put the population change in Fauquier County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Fauquier County is 43 (lower middle), #1,409 of 2,200 scored counties and #82 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Fauquier 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 | Fauquier County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $527K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 685 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,262 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $130,189 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 39−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 649 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,503+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,720
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $130,189+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,814
- Median home value
- $573,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,349
- Daytime population
- 58,200Residents 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 Fauquier 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 |
| 82Fauquier County, VA | 43 | 64 | 24.0 | $527K | +4.8% | #1,409 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Fauquier 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Fauquier County, VA?
Fauquier County has 64 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Another 139 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fauquier County, VA spend on pets?
About $33.7M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $527K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,720 households in Fauquier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fauquier County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fauquier County has 24.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $527K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fauquier County would have about 38, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 685 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Fauquier County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fauquier County at 76,503 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,720 households. The median household income in Fauquier County is $130,189 a year, 61% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Fauquier County scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,409 of 2,200 scored counties.
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