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Pet businesses in Wise County, VA
The pet businesses in Wise County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,611 of 2,200 scored counties
#92 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $558K
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,824
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Wise County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Wise County comes to about $9.5M a year: $682 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 pet businesses, that is $558K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wise County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 4,635 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Wise County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Wise County is 38 (lower middle), #1,611 of 2,200 scored counties and #92 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How Wise 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 | Wise County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $558K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,635 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,943 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $817K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Wise 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 Wise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,824−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 13,905
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $52,943+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,112
- Median home value
- $118,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,233
- Daytime population
- 34,076Residents 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 |
| 92Wise County, VA | 38 | 17 | 12.2 | $558K | −3.5% | #1,611 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wise 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding27
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wise County, VA?
Wise County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wise County, VA spend on pets?
About $9.5M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $558K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,905 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wise County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wise County has 12.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $558K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wise County would have about 11, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,635 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Wise County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Wise County at 34,824 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,905 households. The median household income in Wise County is $52,943 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Wise County scores 38 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,611 of 2,200 scored counties.
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