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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Albemarle County, VA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Albemarle County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #58 of 1,461 scored counties
#5 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.7M
- On pets · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,356
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Albemarle County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #58 of 1,461 scored counties and #5 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Albemarle County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Albemarle County spend about $51.7M a year on pets, or $1,125 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per business, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Albemarle County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 4,591 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Albemarle County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Albemarle County compares
The same measures for Virginia and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet grooming and boarding 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 | Albemarle County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,591 | 4,405 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,125 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $104,392 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 (except veterinary) in Albemarle 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 Albemarle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,356+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 45,912
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 721 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $104,392+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,846
- Median home value
- $495,400
- Jobs located here
- 57,660
- Daytime population
- 124,085Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Albemarle County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond city, VA | 84 | 23 | 2.2 | $3.9M | +4.6% | #26 of 1,461 |
| 2Prince William County, VA | 83 | 48 | 3.1 | $4.2M | +4.2% | #34 of 1,461 |
| 3Arlington County, VA | 82 | 30 | 2.7 | $5M | +2.1% | #38 of 1,461 |
| 4Bedford County, VA | 82 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +4.4% | #44 of 1,461 |
| 5Albemarle County, VA | 80 | 12 | 2.6 | $4.3M | +5.1% | #58 of 1,461 |
| 6Chesapeake city, VA | 80 | 25 | 2.7 | $3.9M | +2.3% | #59 of 1,461 |
| 7Chesterfield County, VA | 80 | 40 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +8.7% | #61 of 1,461 |
| 8Goochland County, VA | 80 | 6 | 5.8 | $2.1M | +17.4% | #68 of 1,461 |
| 9Frederick County, VA | 79 | 11 | 3.1 | $3.4M | +8.8% | #75 of 1,461 |
| 10Spotsylvania County, VA | 76 | 22 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +10.5% | #107 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Albemarle 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding80
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Albemarle County, VA?
There are 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Albemarle County as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Albemarle County, VA spend on pets?
About $51.7M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,912 households in Albemarle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albemarle County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Albemarle County has 2.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.3M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Albemarle County would have about 20, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,591 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Albemarle County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Albemarle County at 118,356 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,912 households. The median household income in Albemarle County is $104,392 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Albemarle County scores 80 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #58 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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