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Pet businesses in Fluvanna County, VA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #168 of 2,200 scored counties
#18 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.7M
On pets · $1,036 a household
Spending per listing
$764K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.6
31% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,975
+6.2% 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

Fluvanna County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #168 of 2,200 scored counties and #18 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Fluvanna County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $1,036 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Fluvanna County spend about $10.7M a year on pets. Spread across 14 pet businesses, that is $764K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Fluvanna County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,582 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Fluvanna County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureFluvanna CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.610.010.4
Spending per listing$764K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishment2,5821,6861,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.2%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,036$1,056$909
Median household income$96,768$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7568

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$317K
One-person businesses, 2023
35Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Fluvanna 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 Fluvanna County

Population, 2025 estimate
28,975+6.2% since 2020
Households
10,329
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
286 sq. mi.
People per square mile
98
Median household income
$96,768+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$117,038
Median home value
$314,100
Jobs located here
5,432
Daytime population
21,517Residents 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 Fluvanna 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
18Fluvanna County, VA751413.6$764K+6.2%#168 of 2,200

Other business types in Fluvanna County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Fluvanna County, VA?

Fluvanna County has 14 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 35 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.7M a year, or $1,036 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $764K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,329 households in Fluvanna County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fluvanna County has 13.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $764K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fluvanna County would have about 12, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,582 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Fluvanna County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Fluvanna County at 28,975 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,329 households. The median household income in Fluvanna County is $96,768 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Fluvanna County scores 75 for pet businesses (high), #168 of 2,200 scored counties.

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