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Pet businesses in Rockbridge County, VA
How Rockbridge 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,040 of 2,200 scored counties
#99 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.1M
- On pets · $844 a household
- Spending per listing
- $403K
- 54% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.9
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 22,663
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Rockbridge County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,040 of 2,200 scored counties and #99 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Rockbridge County spend about $8.1M a year on pets, or $844 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 20 pet businesses, that is $403K per business, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 20 pet businesses on map listings in Rockbridge County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 10%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 20.9 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Rockbridge County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,194 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Rockbridge County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rockbridge 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 | Rockbridge County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $403K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,194 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $844 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,469 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Rockbridge 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 Rockbridge County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 22,6630.0% since 2020
- Households
- 9,552
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 597 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $65,469+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,858
- Median home value
- $248,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,337
- Daytime population
- 18,033Residents 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 |
| 99Rockbridge County, VA | 24 | 20 | 20.9 | $403K | 0.0% | #2,040 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Rockbridge 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 businesses24
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Rockbridge County, VA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet businesses in Rockbridge County. 2 of them (10%) 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. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rockbridge County, VA spend on pets?
About $8.1M a year, or $844 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $403K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,552 households in Rockbridge County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rockbridge County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Rockbridge County has 20.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $403K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Rockbridge County would have about 9, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,194 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Rockbridge County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Rockbridge County at 22,663 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,552 households. Median household income in Rockbridge County is $65,469, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Rockbridge County scores 24 for pet businesses (low), #2,040 of 2,200 scored counties.
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