Pets · County · West Virginia
Pet businesses in Fayette County, WV
How Fayette County, WV 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #762 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On pets · $712 a household
- Spending per listing
- $946K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.5
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,165
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Fayette County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.5 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Fayette County spend about $11.4M a year on pets, or $712 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $946K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 5,316 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Fayette County declined 5.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #762 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Fayette 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 | Fayette County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.5 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $946K | $876K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,316 | 2,575 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $712 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,194 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 121 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,165−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,948
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 662 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 60
- Median household income
- $53,194+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,298
- Median home value
- $105,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,970
- Daytime population
- 33,530Residents 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 |
| 13Fayette County, WV | 57 | 12 | 7.5 | $946K | −5.6% | #762 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Fayette County, WV?
There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, WV spend on pets?
About $11.4M a year, or $712 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $946K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,948 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fayette County has 7.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $946K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,316 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 38,165 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,948 households. The median household income in Fayette County is $53,194 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% 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. Fayette County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #762 of 2,200 scored counties.
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