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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clay County, WV
How Clay County, WV compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
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
- $2M
- On pets · $657 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 7,538
- −5.9% since 2020
See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Clay County
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What this means
There are no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
Household spending on pets in Clay County comes to about $2M a year: $657 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clay County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 5.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Clay County compares
The same measures for West 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 | Clay County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,435 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.9% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $657 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $42,318 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 7,538−5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,972
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 342 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $42,318
- Average household income
- $58,668
- Median home value
- $109,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,537
- Daytime population
- 6,801Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Clay County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 87 | 8 | 3.5 | $3M | +9.2% | #15 of 1,461 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 73 | 18 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +13.7% | #165 of 1,461 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 66 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #325 of 1,461 |
| 4Wood County, WV | 64 | 6 | 1.7 | $4.6M | −2.1% | #367 of 1,461 |
| 5Kanawha County, WV | 52 | 17 | 2.2 | $3.6M | −4.3% | #670 of 1,461 |
| 6Cabell County, WV | 50 | 15 | 3.8 | $2M | −3.2% | #739 of 1,461 |
| 7Marion County, WV | 45 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #841 of 1,461 |
| 8Putnam County, WV | 44 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #865 of 1,461 |
| 9Ohio County, WV | 40 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.6M | −4.4% | #966 of 1,461 |
| 10Harrison County, WV | 39 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #999 of 1,461 |
| Clay County, WV | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.9% |
Other business types in Clay County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Clay County, WV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clay County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clay County, WV spend on pets?
About $2M a year, or $657 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,972 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Clay County has no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 1, against none on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 7,538 people in 2025, down 5.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,972 households. The median household income in Clay County is $42,318 a year, 48% 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.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Clay County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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