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Pet stores in the District of Columbia

Markets across the District of Columbia ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
20
7 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$380.5M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
0.6
70% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$19M
4.2 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#1 of 51
Market score 93 · Very high

A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around any address in the District of Columbia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 20 pet stores in the District of Columbia. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 35%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.6, 70% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $1,173 per household (29% above the U.S. average), households in the District of Columbia spend about $380.5M a year on pets. That is about $19M of household spending for each store on map listings, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the District of Columbia in 2023. That is one for every 27,041 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Among the 50 states and DC, the District of Columbia ranks #1 for pet stores, with a Groundwork market score of 93 (very high). The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia, the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, scores 86.

Every market in the District of Columbia for pet stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in the District of Columbia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching the District of Columbia, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV863371.4$8.9M+3.3%#6 of 382

Counties

Counties in the District of Columbia, ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
District of ColumbiaNot scored200.6$19M+3.4%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet stores are in the District of Columbia?

There are 20 pet stores on map listings in the District of Columbia as of September 2026. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in the District of Columbia spend on pets?

About $380.5M a year, or $1,173 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $19M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,491 households in the District of Columbia and national spending patterns by income.

How does the District of Columbia compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The District of Columbia has 0.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $19M, 4.2 times the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the District of Columbia would have about 84, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 27,041 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Which market in the District of Columbia has the highest market score for pet stores?

The one scored metro area in or partly in the District of Columbia is the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area, at 86 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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 District of Columbia scores 93 for pet stores (very high), #1 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the District of Columbia. It maps the pet stores 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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