Pets · County · West Virginia
Pet businesses in Boone County, WV
The pet businesses in Boone County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,030 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On pets · $740 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,251
- −6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $740 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $5.9M a year on pets. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Boone County has 5 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Boone County from 2020 to 2025 at −6.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Boone County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,030 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Boone County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Boone County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $876K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,575 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −6.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $740 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,093 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 50 |
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
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,251−6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 7,927
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $57,093+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,950
- Median home value
- $93,100
- Jobs located here
- 3,929
- Daytime population
- 17,897Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 86 | 28 | 12.3 | $860K | +9.2% | #20 of 2,200 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 85 | 41 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +13.7% | #27 of 2,200 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 68 | 43 | 9.6 | $916K | +2.0% | #351 of 2,200 |
| 4Putnam County, WV | 66 | 24 | 10.3 | $913K | −1.0% | #429 of 2,200 |
| 5Wayne County, WV | 65 | 9 | 5.7 | $1.3M | −4.0% | #454 of 2,200 |
| 6Hampshire County, WV | 63 | 10 | 11.6 | $689K | +4.4% | #561 of 2,200 |
| 7Upshur County, WV | 60 | 6 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −0.3% | #644 of 2,200 |
| 8Preston County, WV | 60 | 9 | 7.0 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #646 of 2,200 |
| 9Wood County, WV | 59 | 28 | 7.8 | $992K | −2.1% | #682 of 2,200 |
| 10Mineral County, WV | 59 | 10 | 9.0 | $902K | −0.4% | #686 of 2,200 |
| 19Boone County, WV | 51 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −6.9% | #1,030 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Boone 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 businesses51
- 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 Boone County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet businesses in Boone County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boone County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, WV spend on pets?
About $5.9M a year, or $740 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,927 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Boone County has 6.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Boone County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Boone County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 20,251 people in 2025, down 6.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,927 households. Median household income in Boone County is $57,093, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Boone County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,030 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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