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Pet businesses in Westmoreland County, VA

The pet businesses in Westmoreland County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #164 of 2,200 scored counties
#17 of 100 scored counties in Virginia

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On pets · $811 a household
Spending per listing
$945K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.6
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,715
+6.5% since 2020

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Survey 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 Westmoreland County is 75 (high), #164 of 2,200 scored counties and #17 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Westmoreland County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Westmoreland County comes to about $6.6M a year: $811 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $945K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Westmoreland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Westmoreland County grew 6.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Westmoreland 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.

Pet businesses in Westmoreland County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWestmoreland CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.610.010.4
Spending per listing$945K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6861,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$811$1,056$909
Median household income$63,398$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market score7568

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
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,715+6.5% since 2020
Households
8,149
Median age
48.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
229 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$63,398+17.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,002
Median home value
$269,600
Jobs located here
3,039
Daytime population
12,350Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Westmoreland County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA85686.1$2.2M+2.1%#22 of 2,200
2Richmond city, VA84595.7$1.5M+4.6%#37 of 2,200
3Prince George County, VA8375.4$1.8M+2.0%#41 of 2,200
4New Kent County, VA821010.8$1.1M+21.2%#51 of 2,200
5Chesterfield County, VA811238.8$1.2M+8.7%#56 of 2,200
6Prince William County, VA801358.6$1.5M+4.2%#66 of 2,200
7Dinwiddie County, VA8098.4$1.1M+3.6%#72 of 2,200
8Suffolk city, VA80379.8$1M+10.4%#73 of 2,200
9Spotsylvania County, VA785510.5$1.1M+10.5%#108 of 2,200
10Warren County, VA781711.1$876K+4.8%#112 of 2,200
17Westmoreland County, VA7578.6$945K+6.5%#164 of 2,200

Other business types in Westmoreland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Westmoreland County, VA?

There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Westmoreland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Westmoreland County, VA spend on pets?

About $6.6M a year, or $811 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $945K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Westmoreland County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Westmoreland County has 8.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $945K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Westmoreland County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 19,715 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. The median household income in Westmoreland County is $63,398 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.7% 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. Westmoreland County scores 75 for pet businesses (high), #164 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Westmoreland County

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