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Pet businesses in Madison County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Madison County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,119 of 2,200 scored counties
#69 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.2M
- On pets · $944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $575K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,237
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet businesses in Madison County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.4 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Madison County spend about $5.2M a year on pets, or $944 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $575K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Madison County in 2023. That is one for every 1,827 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Madison County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,119 of 2,200 scored counties and #69 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $575K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,827 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $944 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,323 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $529K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,237+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,482
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 321 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $84,323+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,810
- Median home value
- $370,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,244
- Daytime population
- 10,830Residents 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 |
| 69Madison County, VA | 50 | 9 | 16.4 | $575K | +2.7% | #1,119 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Madison 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 businesses50
- 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 Madison County, VA?
There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. None of them 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. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Madison County, VA spend on pets?
About $5.2M a year, or $944 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $575K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,482 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Madison County has 16.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $575K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 6, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,827 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 14,237 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,482 households. The median household income in Madison County is $84,323 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 45.7% 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. Madison County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,119 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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