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Pet businesses in Louisa County, VA
The pet businesses in Louisa County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #292 of 2,200 scored counties
#24 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On pets · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $798K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,924
- +13.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Louisa County comes to about $15.2M a year: $975 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $798K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 19 pet businesses on map listings in Louisa County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.2 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Louisa County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,729 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Louisa County grew 13.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Louisa County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #292 of 2,200 scored counties and #24 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Louisa 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 | Louisa County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $798K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,729 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $975 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,689 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- 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 Louisa 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 Louisa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,924+13.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,561
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 495 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $86,689+42.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,574
- Median home value
- $315,300
- Jobs located here
- 10,414
- Daytime population
- 35,038Residents 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 Louisa 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 |
| 24Louisa County, VA | 70 | 19 | 12.2 | $798K | +13.6% | #292 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Louisa 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Louisa County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet businesses in Louisa County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Louisa County, VA spend on pets?
About $15.2M a year, or $975 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $798K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,561 households in Louisa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Louisa County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Louisa County has 12.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $798K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Louisa County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,729 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Louisa County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Louisa County at 42,924 people in 2025, up 13.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,561 households. Median household income in Louisa County is $86,689, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.2%, 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. Louisa County scores 70 for pet businesses (upper middle), #292 of 2,200 scored counties.
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