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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Buena Vista city, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Buena Vista city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.7M
On pets · $671 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
6,672
+0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $671 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Buena Vista city spend about $1.7M a year on pets. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet grooming and boarding businesses in Buena Vista city. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Buena Vista city would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Buena Vista city, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Buena Vista city grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Buena Vista city 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Buena Vista city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBuena Vista cityVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.03.33.6
Spending per listingn/a$3.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,4055,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+25.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$671$1,056$909
Median household income$57,833$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored67

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Buena Vista city, 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 Buena Vista city

Population, 2025 estimate
6,672+0.9% since 2020
Households
2,554
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
56%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,024
Median household income
$57,833
Average household income
$63,830
Median home value
$156,200
Jobs located here
2,524
Daytime population
6,071Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Buena Vista city marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond city, VA84232.2$3.9M+4.6%#26 of 1,461
2Prince William County, VA83483.1$4.2M+4.2%#34 of 1,461
3Arlington County, VA82302.7$5M+2.1%#38 of 1,461
4Bedford County, VA82113.3$2.8M+4.4%#44 of 1,461
5Albemarle County, VA80122.6$4.3M+5.1%#58 of 1,461
6Chesapeake city, VA80252.7$3.9M+2.3%#59 of 1,461
7Chesterfield County, VA80402.9$3.8M+8.7%#61 of 1,461
8Goochland County, VA8065.8$2.1M+17.4%#68 of 1,461
9Frederick County, VA79113.1$3.4M+8.8%#75 of 1,461
10Spotsylvania County, VA76224.2$2.7M+10.5%#107 of 1,461
Buena Vista city, VANot scored00.0n/a+0.9%

Other business types in Buena Vista city

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Buena Vista city, VA?

There are no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Buena Vista city as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Buena Vista city: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Buena Vista city, VA spend on pets?

About $1.7M a year, or $671 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,554 households in Buena Vista city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Buena Vista city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Buena Vista city has no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Buena Vista city would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Buena Vista city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Buena Vista city at 6,672 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,554 households. Median household income in Buena Vista city is $57,833, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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