Pets · County · Virginia
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hampton city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hampton city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #202 of 1,461 scored counties
#17 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $49.2M
- On pets · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 137,315
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hampton city. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Hampton city comes to about $49.2M a year: $847 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per business, 29% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hampton city in 2023. That is one for every 8,294 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hampton city from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Hampton city has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #202 of 1,461 scored counties and #17 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hampton 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.
| Measure | Hampton city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,294 | 4,405 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $847 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,621 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $628K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Hampton 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 Hampton city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 137,3150.0% since 2020
- Households
- 58,057
- Median age
- 38.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 52 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,673
- Median household income
- $69,621+23.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,727
- Median home value
- $245,700
- Jobs located here
- 49,061
- Daytime population
- 130,091Residents 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 |
| 17Hampton city, VA | 71 | 15 | 2.6 | $3.3M | 0.0% | #202 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Hampton city
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 businesses75
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hampton city, VA?
Hampton city has 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. 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 Hampton city, VA spend on pets?
About $49.2M a year, or $847 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 58,057 households in Hampton city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampton city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hampton city 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 $3.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hampton city would have about 19, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,294 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Hampton city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hampton city at 137,315 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 58,057 households. The median household income in Hampton city is $69,621 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.7% 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. Hampton city scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #202 of 1,461 scored counties.
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