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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wood County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wood County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #367 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.8M
- On pets · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,385
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wood County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Wood County comes to about $27.8M a year: $775 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 82% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wood County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 7,167 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wood County declined 2.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wood County scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #367 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Wood 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 | Wood County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,167 | 7,435 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $775 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,810 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $955K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Wood 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 Wood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,385−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,836
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 367 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 228
- Median household income
- $57,810+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,213
- Median home value
- $158,500
- Jobs located here
- 37,360
- Daytime population
- 85,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Wood 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
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Wood County, WV?
Wood County has 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Wood County, WV spend on pets?
About $27.8M a year, or $775 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,836 households in Wood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wood County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Wood County has 1.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.6M, 82% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Wood County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,167 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Wood County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Wood County at 82,385 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,836 households. The median household income in Wood County is $57,810 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.2% 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. Wood County scores 64 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #367 of 1,461 scored counties.
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