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Pet businesses in Wythe County, VA
The pet businesses in Wythe County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,794 of 2,200 scored counties
#96 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.3M
- On pets · $741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $489K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.2
- 46% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,983
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Wythe County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,794 of 2,200 scored counties and #96 of 100 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet businesses in Wythe County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.2, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Wythe County spend about $9.3M a year on pets, or $741 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 pet businesses, that is $489K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wythe County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,507 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wythe County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Wythe 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 | Wythe County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.2 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $489K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,507 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $741 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,745 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 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 Wythe 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 Wythe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,983−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 12,533
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 462 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $57,745+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,745
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 11,749
- Daytime population
- 27,635Residents 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 |
| 96Wythe County, VA | 33 | 19 | 15.2 | $489K | −1.2% | #1,794 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Wythe 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians21
- Pet grooming and boarding19
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Wythe County, VA?
There are 19 pet businesses on map listings in Wythe County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wythe County, VA spend on pets?
About $9.3M a year, or $741 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $489K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,533 households in Wythe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wythe County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Wythe County has 15.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $489K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wythe County would have about 11, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,507 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Wythe County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Wythe County at 27,983 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,533 households. The median household income in Wythe County is $57,745 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Wythe County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,794 of 2,200 scored counties.
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