Pets · County · Virginia
Pet businesses in Waynesboro city, VA
The pet businesses in Waynesboro city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,413 of 2,200 scored counties
#83 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.7M
- On pets · $786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $484K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,951
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $786 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Waynesboro city spend about $7.7M a year on pets. That is about $484K of household spending for each business on map listings, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Waynesboro city has 16 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.3, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Waynesboro city, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Waynesboro city grew 7.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Waynesboro city has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,413 of 2,200 scored counties and #83 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Waynesboro 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 | Waynesboro city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $484K | $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 | +7.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $786 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,994 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 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
- 161 chain location
- 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 Waynesboro 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 Waynesboro city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,951+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,841
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 15 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,526
- Median household income
- $59,994+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,683
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Jobs located here
- 10,308
- Daytime population
- 22,067Residents 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 |
| 83Waynesboro city, VA | 43 | 16 | 16.3 | $484K | +7.5% | #1,413 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Waynesboro 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Waynesboro city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 pet businesses in Waynesboro city. One of them (6%) 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 Waynesboro city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waynesboro city, VA spend on pets?
About $7.7M a year, or $786 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $484K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,841 households in Waynesboro city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waynesboro city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Waynesboro city has 16.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $484K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Waynesboro city would have about 9, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Waynesboro city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Waynesboro city at 23,951 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,841 households. Median household income in Waynesboro city is $59,994, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. Waynesboro city scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,413 of 2,200 scored counties.
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