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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pittsylvania County, VA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pittsylvania County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,180 of 1,461 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On pets · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,490
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Pittsylvania County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,180 of 1,461 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Pittsylvania County spend about $18.3M a year on pets, or $732 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.8M per business, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Pittsylvania 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. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Pittsylvania County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Pittsylvania County declined 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pittsylvania 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 | Pittsylvania County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $3.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,405 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +25.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $732 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,085 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 67 |
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
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,490−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,020
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 969 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $54,085+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,420
- Median home value
- $161,400
- Jobs located here
- 12,541
- Daytime population
- 46,960Residents 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 |
| 55Pittsylvania County, VA | 30 | 10 | 4.0 | $1.8M | −1.5% | #1,180 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Pittsylvania 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Pittsylvania County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pittsylvania County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Pittsylvania County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Pittsylvania County, VA spend on pets?
About $18.3M a year, or $732 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 25,020 households in Pittsylvania County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pittsylvania County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Pittsylvania County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Pittsylvania County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Pittsylvania County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Pittsylvania County at 59,490 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,020 households. Median household income in Pittsylvania County is $54,085, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Pittsylvania County scores 30 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,180 of 1,461 scored counties.
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