Pets · County · Virginia
Pet businesses in Portsmouth city, VA
The pet businesses in Portsmouth city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #209 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.4M
- On pets · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 2.6 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 66% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,777
- −1.2% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Portsmouth city
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Portsmouth city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Portsmouth city is 72 (upper middle), #209 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Portsmouth city. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Portsmouth city comes to about $31.4M a year: $779 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per business, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Portsmouth city in 2023. That is one for every 5,036 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Portsmouth city declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Portsmouth 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.
| Measure | Portsmouth city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,036 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $779 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,491 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,777−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 40,288
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 33 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,919
- Median household income
- $60,491+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,856
- Median home value
- $246,900
- Jobs located here
- 32,664
- Daytime population
- 87,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Portsmouth city?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Portsmouth city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet businesses across Virginia
Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Portsmouth city 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 |
| 20Portsmouth city, VA | 72 | 14 | 3.5 | $2.2M | −1.2% | #209 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Portsmouth city
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 businesses72
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Portsmouth city, VA?
Portsmouth city has 14 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. 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 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Portsmouth city, VA spend on pets?
About $31.4M a year, or $779 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,288 households in Portsmouth city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Portsmouth city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Portsmouth city has 3.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 66% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $2.2M, 2.6 times the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Portsmouth city would have about 36, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,036 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Portsmouth city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Portsmouth city at 96,777 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 40,288 households. The median household income in Portsmouth city is $60,491 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.9% 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. Portsmouth city scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #209 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Portsmouth city. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Portsmouth city
Screening a site or an acquisition in Portsmouth city?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Portsmouth city. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.