Pets · County · Virginia
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hanover County, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hanover County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #450 of 1,461 scored counties
#30 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $48.9M
- On pets · $1,146 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,423
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hanover County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Hanover County spend about $48.9M a year on pets, or $1,146 per household, 26% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below 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 Hanover County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 2,511 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hanover County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Hanover County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #450 of 1,461 scored counties and #30 of 61 scored counties in Virginia.
How Hanover 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 | Hanover County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,511 | 4,405 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,146 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $112,805 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 150
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 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 Hanover 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 Hanover County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,423+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 42,688
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 241
- Median household income
- $112,805+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,805
- Median home value
- $400,400
- Jobs located here
- 61,897
- Daytime population
- 116,596Residents 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 |
| 30Hanover County, VA | 61 | 20 | 4.7 | $2.4M | +5.6% | #450 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Hanover 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hanover County, VA?
Hanover County has 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Hanover County, VA spend on pets?
About $48.9M a year, or $1,146 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,688 households in Hanover County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hanover County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hanover County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hanover County would have about 19, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,511 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Hanover County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Hanover County at 116,423 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,688 households. The median household income in Hanover County is $112,805 a year, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Hanover County scores 61 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #450 of 1,461 scored counties.
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