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Pet businesses in Pittsylvania County, VA
How Pittsylvania 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 #1,531 of 2,200 scored counties
#89 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On pets · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $572K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,490
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Pittsylvania County comes to about $18.3M a year: $732 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $572K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Pittsylvania County has 32 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.8 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pittsylvania County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 3,128 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Pittsylvania County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Pittsylvania County is 40 (lower middle), #1,531 of 2,200 scored counties and #89 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Pittsylvania 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 | Pittsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $572K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,128 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $732 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,085 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,490−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,020
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,420
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,541
- Daytime population
- 46,960Residents 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 |
| 89Pittsylvania County, VA | 40 | 32 | 12.8 | $572K | −1.5% | #1,531 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Pittsylvania 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Pittsylvania County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 pet businesses in Pittsylvania County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pittsylvania County, VA spend on pets?
About $18.3M a year, or $732 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $572K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Pittsylvania County has 12.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $572K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 21, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,128 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,531 of 2,200 scored counties.
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