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Pet businesses in Floyd County, VA
The pet businesses in Floyd County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,449 of 2,200 scored counties
#85 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On pets · $797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $480K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,789
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet businesses in Floyd County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.6 for every 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Floyd County spend about $5.3M a year on pets, or $797 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $480K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Floyd County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,209 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Floyd County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Floyd County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,449 of 2,200 scored counties and #85 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Floyd 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 | Floyd County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $480K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,209 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $797 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,191 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 1
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Floyd 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 Floyd County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,789+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,627
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,191+20.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,184
- Median home value
- $225,400
- Jobs located here
- 3,579
- Daytime population
- 12,782Residents 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 Floyd 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 |
| 85Floyd County, VA | 42 | 11 | 16.6 | $480K | +2.1% | #1,449 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Floyd 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Floyd County, VA?
There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in Floyd County as of September 2026. None of them 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 also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Floyd County, VA spend on pets?
About $5.3M a year, or $797 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $480K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,627 households in Floyd County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Floyd County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Floyd County has 16.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $480K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Floyd County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,209 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Floyd County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Floyd County at 15,789 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,627 households. The median household income in Floyd County is $62,191 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.7% 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. Floyd County scores 42 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,449 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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