Pets · County · Virginia
Pet businesses in Radford city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Radford city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,168 of 2,200 scored counties
#71 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.2M
- On pets · $755 a household
- Spending per listing
- $598K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,243
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Radford city comes to about $4.2M a year: $755 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That works out to $598K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Radford city as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Radford city, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $734K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Radford city.
Population estimates put the population change in Radford city from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Radford city has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,168 of 2,200 scored counties and #71 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Radford 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 | Radford city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $598K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $755 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,348 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 68 |
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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $734K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Radford 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 Radford city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,243+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 5,540
- Median age
- 30.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 42%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 10 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,729
- Median household income
- $57,348+58.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,233
- Median home value
- $220,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,462
- Daytime population
- 17,121Residents 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 |
| 71Radford city, VA | 49 | 7 | 12.6 | $598K | +7.0% | #1,168 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Radford 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 businesses49
- 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 Radford city, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet businesses in Radford city. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Radford city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Radford city, VA spend on pets?
About $4.2M a year, or $755 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $598K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,540 households in Radford city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Radford city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Radford city has 12.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $598K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Radford city would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Radford city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Radford city at 17,243 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,540 households. Median household income in Radford city is $57,348, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.0%, 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. Radford city scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,168 of 2,200 scored counties.
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