Pets · Metro area · Virginia
Pet businesses in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #183 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia
- Listings
- 71
- 12 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54M
- On pets · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $761K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,332
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Winchester metro area comes to about $54M a year: $973 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $761K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Winchester metro area has 71 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in the Winchester metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,542 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 91 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Winchester metro area grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Winchester metro area is 52 (upper middle), #183 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 9 scored metro areas based in Virginia.
How the Winchester metro area 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 | Winchester metro area | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $761K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,542 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $973 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,298 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 390
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 91Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 the Winchester metro area, 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 the Winchester metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,332+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,520
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,063 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 138
- Median household income
- $84,298+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,182
- Median home value
- $355,400
- Jobs located here
- 64,511
- Daytime population
- 143,084Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Winchester metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 81 | 1,932 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #11 of 387 |
| 1Richmond, VA | 73 | 489 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +5.5% | #40 of 387 |
| 2Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 63 | 638 | 9.0 | $1.1M | +0.9% | #94 of 387 |
| 3Charlottesville, VA | 57 | 106 | 11.7 | $901K | +3.1% | #140 of 387 |
| 4Winchester, VA-WV | 52 | 71 | 12.8 | $761K | +6.5% | #183 of 387 |
| 5Harrisonburg, VA | 51 | 58 | 11.6 | $762K | +3.5% | #190 of 387 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 45 | 146 | 11.2 | $699K | +2.3% | #238 of 387 |
| 6Lynchburg, VA | 41 | 115 | 11.1 | $754K | +2.9% | #267 of 387 |
| 7Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 40 | 73 | 10.4 | $816K | −0.1% | #272 of 387 |
| 8Roanoke, VA | 40 | 153 | 11.6 | $739K | +0.4% | #273 of 387 |
Other business types in the Winchester metro area
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 businesses52
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 pet businesses in the Winchester metro area. 12 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 91 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Winchester, VA-WV metro area spend on pets?
About $54M a year, or $973 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $761K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,520 households in the Winchester metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Winchester, VA-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Winchester metro area has 12.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $761K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Winchester metro area would have about 62, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,542 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Winchester, VA-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Winchester metro area at 152,332 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,520 households. Median household income in the Winchester metro area is $84,298, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. The Winchester metro area scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #183 of 387 scored metro areas.
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