Pets · Metro area · West Virginia
Pet businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area
How the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #138 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 28
- 10 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29.2M
- On pets · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,264
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 pet businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area comes to about $29.2M a year: $771 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area in 2023. That is one for every 2,706 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is 57 (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area 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 | Parkersburg-Vienna metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 9.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $876K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,706 | 2,575 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $771 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,391 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 190
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area, 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 the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,264−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 37,877
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 599 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 148
- Median household income
- $57,391+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,409
- Median home value
- $156,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,056
- Daytime population
- 89,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for pet businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 81 | 1,932 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #11 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 73 | 123 | 10.4 | $874K | +7.1% | #43 of 387 |
| 1Morgantown, WV | 67 | 52 | 9.1 | $949K | +1.3% | #69 of 387 |
| 2Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 57 | 28 | 7.4 | $1M | −2.3% | #138 of 387 |
| 3Charleston, WV | 55 | 64 | 7.3 | $1.1M | −4.7% | #155 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 52 | 71 | 12.8 | $761K | +6.5% | #183 of 387 |
| 4Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 48 | 43 | 8.7 | $850K | −3.6% | #208 of 387 |
| 5Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 47 | 143 | 9.4 | $832K | −2.6% | #217 of 387 |
| 6Beckley, WV | 39 | 44 | 9.8 | $734K | −4.3% | #284 of 387 |
| 7Wheeling, WV-OH | 38 | 59 | 10.2 | $742K | −3.6% | #286 of 387 |
Other business types in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
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
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area?
There are 28 pet businesses on map listings in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area as of September 2026. 10 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area spend on pets?
About $29.2M a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,877 households in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area has 7.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area would have about 33, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,706 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Parkersburg-Vienna, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area at 87,264 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,877 households. The median household income in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area is $57,391 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. The Parkersburg-Vienna metro area scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #138 of 387 scored metro areas.
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