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Pet businesses in Marion County, WV
The pet businesses in Marion County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #863 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.9M
- On pets · $812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $789K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 55,584
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Marion County comes to about $18.9M a year: $812 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pet businesses, that is $789K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Marion County has 24 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marion County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $135K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marion County.
Population estimates put the population change in Marion County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Marion County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #863 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 35 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $789K | $876K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,334 | 2,575 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $812 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,370 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $135K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 55,584−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,339
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $67,370+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,263
- Median home value
- $166,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,773
- Daytime population
- 50,587Residents 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 |
| 15Marion County, WV | 55 | 24 | 10.3 | $789K | −1.2% | #863 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Marion 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Marion County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet businesses in Marion County. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marion County, WV spend on pets?
About $18.9M a year, or $812 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $789K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,339 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Marion County has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $789K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Marion County would have about 22, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 55,584 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,339 households. Median household income in Marion County is $67,370, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.9%, 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. Marion County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #863 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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