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Pet businesses in King George County, VA

The pet businesses in King George County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #237 of 2,200 scored counties
#21 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On pets · $1,157 a household
Spending per listing
$651K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
71% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,646
+10.5% 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

Household spending on pets in King George County comes to about $11.7M a year: $1,157 per household, 27% above the U.S. average. That is about $651K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

King George County has 18 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.8 for every 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in King George County in 2023. That is one for every 2,533 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in King George County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). King George County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #237 of 2,200 scored counties and #21 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How King George 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 King George County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureKing George CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.810.010.4
Spending per listing$651K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishment2,5331,6861,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,157$1,056$909
Median household income$116,884$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7268

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 King George 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 King George County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,646+10.5% since 2020
Households
10,133
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
180 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$116,884+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,643
Median home value
$428,300
Jobs located here
7,426
Daytime population
24,472Residents 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 King George 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
21King George County, VA721817.8$651K+10.5%#237 of 2,200

Other business types in King George County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in King George County, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet businesses in King George County. 3 of them (17%) 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 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $11.7M a year, or $1,157 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $651K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,133 households in King George County and national spending patterns by income.

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

King George County has 17.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $651K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, King George County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,533 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is King George County, VA growing?

Population estimates put King George County at 29,646 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,133 households. Median household income in King George County is $116,884, 45% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. King George County scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #237 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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