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Pet businesses in York County, VA
How York County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #608 of 2,200 scored counties
#39 of 100 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.7M
- On pets · $1,137 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,374
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 pet businesses in York County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.1 per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in York County comes to about $30.7M a year: $1,137 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in York County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,037 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in York County.
Population estimates show York County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). York County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #608 of 2,200 scored counties and #39 of 100 scored counties in Virginia.
How York 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 | York County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 10.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,037 | 1,686 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +10.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,137 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $109,956 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 26+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 356
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,374+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,968
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 105 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 678
- Median household income
- $109,956+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,038
- Median home value
- $433,200
- Jobs located here
- 19,993
- Daytime population
- 64,167Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with York County marked.
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 |
| 39York County, VA | 61 | 30 | 11.1 | $1M | +1.6% | #608 of 2,200 |
Other business types in York 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in York County, VA?
York County has 30 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in York County, VA spend on pets?
About $30.7M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,968 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
York County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, York County would have about 35, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,037 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is York County, VA growing?
Population estimates put York County at 71,374 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,968 households. The median household income in York County is $109,956 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.4% 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. York County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #608 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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