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Pet businesses in King William County, VA

How King William County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,546 of 2,200 scored counties
#90 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7M
On pets · $947 a household
Spending per listing
$435K
50% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.8
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,617
+9.5% 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

Households in King William County spend about $7M a year on pets, or $947 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $435K of household spending for each business on map listings, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 16 pet businesses on map listings in King William County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.8, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in King William County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,050 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of King William County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in King William County is 40 (lower middle), #1,546 of 2,200 scored counties and #90 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.

How King William 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 William County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureKing William CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.810.010.4
Spending per listing$435K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishment1,0501,6861,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$947$1,056$909
Median household income$86,056$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score4068

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
32
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 William 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 William County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,617+9.5% since 2020
Households
7,352
Median age
39.8
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.4
Land area
274 sq. mi.
People per square mile
68
Median household income
$86,056+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,161
Median home value
$315,700
Jobs located here
4,369
Daytime population
12,012Residents 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 William 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
90King William County, VA401621.8$435K+9.5%#1,546 of 2,200

Other business types in King William County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet businesses in King William County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7M a year, or $947 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $435K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,352 households in King William County and national spending patterns by income.

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

King William County has 21.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $435K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, King William County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,050 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is King William County, VA growing?

Population estimates put King William County at 19,617 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,352 households. Median household income in King William County is $86,056, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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 William County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,546 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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