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Pet businesses in Petersburg city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Petersburg city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.2M
On pets · $675 a household
Spending per listing
$10.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
0.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
33,734
+1.0% 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 Petersburg city spend about $10.2M a year on pets, or $675 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $10.2M of household spending for each business on map listings.

Petersburg city has 1 pet business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Petersburg city, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Petersburg city grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet business on map listings, Petersburg city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Petersburg city 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 Petersburg city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePetersburg cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.710.010.4
Spending per listing$10.2M$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6861,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$675$1,056$909
Median household income$50,698$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Petersburg city, 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 Petersburg city

Population, 2025 estimate
33,734+1.0% since 2020
Households
15,138
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
39%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
23 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,476
Median household income
$50,698+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,592
Median home value
$189,000
Jobs located here
12,524
Daytime population
30,623Residents 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 Petersburg city 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
Petersburg city, VANot scored10.7$10.2M+1.0%

Other business types in Petersburg city

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Petersburg city, VA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet business in Petersburg city. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Petersburg city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Petersburg city, VA spend on pets?

About $10.2M a year, or $675 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $10.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,138 households in Petersburg city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Petersburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Petersburg city has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Petersburg city would have about 12, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Petersburg city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Petersburg city at 33,734 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,138 households. Median household income in Petersburg city is $50,698, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Petersburg city has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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