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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gloucester County, VA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gloucester County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #996 of 1,461 scored counties
#49 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.6M
- On pets · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,097
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gloucester County spend about $14.6M a year on pets, or $955 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Gloucester County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Gloucester County in 2023. That is one for every 2,182 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Gloucester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gloucester County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #996 of 1,461 scored counties and #49 of 61 scored counties in Virginia.
How Gloucester 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 | Gloucester County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,182 | 4,405 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $955 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,306 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $256K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,097+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,274
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 218 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 181
- Median household income
- $84,306+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,513
- Median home value
- $331,000
- Jobs located here
- 9,415
- Daytime population
- 32,479Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 49Gloucester County, VA | 39 | 10 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +3.6% | #996 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Gloucester 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding39
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Gloucester County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gloucester County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Gloucester County, VA spend on pets?
About $14.6M a year, or $955 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. 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 15,274 households in Gloucester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gloucester County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Gloucester County has 6.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Gloucester County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,182 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Gloucester County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Gloucester County at 40,097 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,274 households. Median household income in Gloucester County is $84,306, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.5%, 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. Gloucester County scores 39 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #996 of 1,461 scored counties.
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