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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tucker County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tucker County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On pets · $760 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
3.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,540
−3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Tucker County. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in Tucker County spend about $2.2M a year on pets, or $760 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each business on map listings. 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 Tucker County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Tucker County declined 3.1%, 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 Tucker 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Tucker County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureTucker CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.23.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,4355,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.4%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$760$788$909
Median household income$53,358$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
10 chain locations
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 Tucker 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 Tucker County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,540−3.1% since 2020
Households
2,840
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
419 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$53,358
Average household income
$75,938
Median home value
$154,800
Jobs located here
2,625
Daytime population
6,394Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Tucker County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV8783.5$3M+9.2%#15 of 1,461
2Berkeley County, WV73183.5$2.6M+13.7%#165 of 1,461
3Monongalia County, WV66163.6$2.5M+2.0%#325 of 1,461
4Wood County, WV6461.7$4.6M−2.1%#367 of 1,461
5Kanawha County, WV52172.2$3.6M−4.3%#670 of 1,461
6Cabell County, WV50153.8$2M−3.2%#739 of 1,461
7Marion County, WV45114.7$1.7M−1.2%#841 of 1,461
8Putnam County, WV44125.2$1.8M−1.0%#865 of 1,461
9Ohio County, WV4094.9$1.6M−4.4%#966 of 1,461
10Harrison County, WV39155.7$1.4M−2.5%#999 of 1,461
Tucker County, WVNot scored13.5$2.2M−3.1%

Other business types in Tucker County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Tucker County, WV?

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Tucker County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Tucker County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Tucker County, WV spend on pets?

About $2.2M a year, or $760 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,840 households in Tucker County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tucker County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Tucker County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Tucker County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Tucker County at 6,540 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,840 households. The median household income in Tucker County is $53,358 a year, 34% 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?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Tucker County

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