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Pet businesses in Henry County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Henry County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #492 of 2,200 scored counties
#34 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 2 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.8M
- On pets · $702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 87% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 49,242
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet businesses in Henry County. 2 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 59% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Henry County spend about $14.8M a year on pets, or $702 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Henry County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 7,014 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Henry County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Henry County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #492 of 2,200 scored counties and #34 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Henry 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 | Henry County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 7,014 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $702 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,760 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 48
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 92 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Henry 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 Henry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 49,242−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 21,043
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 382 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 131
- Median household income
- $50,760+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,912
- Median home value
- $134,800
- Jobs located here
- 16,777
- Daytime population
- 46,024Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 34Henry County, VA | 64 | 9 | 4.3 | $1.6M | −3.1% | #492 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Henry 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 businesses64
- 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 Henry County, VA?
There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in Henry County as of September 2026. 2 of them (22%) 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. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Henry County, VA spend on pets?
About $14.8M a year, or $702 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,043 households in Henry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Henry County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Henry County has 4.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.6M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Henry County would have about 17, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,014 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Henry County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Henry County at 49,242 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,043 households. The median household income in Henry County is $50,760 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Henry County scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #492 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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