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Pet businesses in Hampshire County, WV
How Hampshire 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #561 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.9M
- On pets · $797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $689K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,105
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Hampshire County spend about $6.9M a year on pets, or $797 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $689K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Hampshire County has 10 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Hampshire County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,881 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Hampshire County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Hampshire County is 63 (upper middle), #561 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Hampshire 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 | Hampshire County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $689K | $876K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,881 | 2,575 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $797 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,116 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $559K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Hampshire 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 Hampshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,105+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,643
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 640 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $63,116+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,394
- Median home value
- $219,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,159
- Daytime population
- 17,080Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hampshire County?
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Hampshire County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Hampshire 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 businesses63
- 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 Hampshire County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet businesses in Hampshire County. One of them (10%) 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hampshire County, WV spend on pets?
About $6.9M a year, or $797 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $689K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,643 households in Hampshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampshire County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hampshire County has 11.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $689K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hampshire County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,881 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Hampshire County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hampshire County at 24,105 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,643 households. Median household income in Hampshire County is $63,116, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. Hampshire County scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #561 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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