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Pet businesses in Williamsburg city, VA
The pet businesses in Williamsburg city, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On pets · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,861
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet businesses in Williamsburg city. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $920 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Williamsburg city spend about $4.6M a year on pets. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% 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 Williamsburg city: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Williamsburg city grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Williamsburg city isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Williamsburg 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 | Williamsburg city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $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 | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $920 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,604 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 41 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,861+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 5,020
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,768
- Median household income
- $75,604+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,449
- Median home value
- $428,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,295
- Daytime population
- 23,102Residents 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 |
| Williamsburg city, VA | Not scored | 4 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +2.6% |
Other business types in Williamsburg 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 businesses
- 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 Williamsburg city, VA?
There are 4 pet businesses on map listings in Williamsburg city as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Williamsburg city: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Williamsburg city, VA spend on pets?
About $4.6M a year, or $920 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,020 households in Williamsburg city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamsburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Williamsburg city has 8.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Williamsburg city would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Williamsburg city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Williamsburg city at 15,861 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,020 households. The median household income in Williamsburg city is $75,604 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Williamsburg city has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
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