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Pet businesses in Halifax County, VA
The pet businesses in Halifax County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,042 of 2,200 scored counties
#63 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 13
- 2 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.9M
- On pets · $724 a household
- Spending per listing
- $758K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.5
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 33,447
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in Halifax County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Halifax County spend about $9.9M a year on pets, or $724 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $758K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Halifax County in 2023. That is one for every 3,403 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Halifax County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Halifax County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,042 of 2,200 scored counties and #63 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Halifax 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 | Halifax County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $758K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,403 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $724 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,013 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 30
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $963K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 132 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Halifax 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 Halifax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 33,447−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 13,613
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $52,013+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,018
- Median home value
- $155,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,938
- Daytime population
- 29,978Residents 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 Halifax 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 |
| 63Halifax County, VA | 51 | 13 | 9.5 | $758K | −1.4% | #1,042 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Halifax 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Halifax County, VA?
Halifax County has 13 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (15%) 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 list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Halifax County, VA spend on pets?
About $9.9M a year, or $724 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $758K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,613 households in Halifax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Halifax County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Halifax County has 9.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $758K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Halifax County would have about 11, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,403 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Halifax County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Halifax County at 33,447 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,613 households. The median household income in Halifax County is $52,013 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Halifax County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,042 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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