Pets · Metro area · Virginia
Pet businesses in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area
The pet businesses in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #190 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 58
- 11 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.2M
- On pets · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $762K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 140,155
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 pet businesses in the Harrisonburg metro area. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Harrisonburg metro area comes to about $44.2M a year: $883 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $762K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Harrisonburg metro area in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,854 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $914K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Harrisonburg metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Harrisonburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Harrisonburg metro area scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #190 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Harrisonburg metro area 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 | Harrisonburg metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $762K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,854 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $883 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,065 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27−6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 277
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $914K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Harrisonburg metro area, 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 the Harrisonburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 140,155+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,046
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 867 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $75,065+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,373
- Median home value
- $309,300
- Jobs located here
- 66,301
- Daytime population
- 138,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Harrisonburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 81 | 1,932 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #11 of 387 |
| 1Richmond, VA | 73 | 489 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +5.5% | #40 of 387 |
| 2Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 63 | 638 | 9.0 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #94 of 387 |
| 3Charlottesville, VA | 57 | 106 | 11.7 | $901K | +3.1% | #140 of 387 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 52 | 71 | 12.8 | $761K | +6.5% | #183 of 387 |
| 5Harrisonburg, VA | 51 | 58 | 11.6 | $762K | +3.5% | #190 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 45 | 146 | 11.2 | $699K | +2.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 41 | 115 | 11.1 | $754K | +2.9% | #267 of 387 |
| 7Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | 73 | 10.4 | $816K | −0.1% | #272 of 387 |
| 8Roanoke, VA | 40 | 153 | 11.6 | $739K | +0.4% | #273 of 387 |
Other business types in the Harrisonburg metro area
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
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores42
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area?
The Harrisonburg metro area has 58 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Harrisonburg, VA metro area spend on pets?
About $44.2M a year, or $883 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $762K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,046 households in the Harrisonburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Harrisonburg, VA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Harrisonburg metro area has 11.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $762K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Harrisonburg metro area would have about 50, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,854 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Harrisonburg, VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Harrisonburg metro area at 140,155 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,046 households. The median household income in the Harrisonburg metro area is $75,065 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. The Harrisonburg metro area scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #190 of 387 scored metro areas.
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