Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet stores in Chatham County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Chatham County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #132 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 52 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $35.9M
- On pets · $1,087 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,111
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet stores in Chatham County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Chatham County spend about $35.9M a year on pets, or $1,087 per household, 20% above the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Chatham County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Chatham County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chatham County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #132 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 52 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chatham County compares
The same measures for North Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 | Chatham County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.6M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 12,707 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,087 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $94,317 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 58 |
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
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 and pet supplies stores in Chatham 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 Chatham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,111+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,004
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 682 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $94,317+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,537
- Median home value
- $446,200
- Jobs located here
- 20,863
- Daytime population
- 66,832Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, NC | 84 | 17 | 2.0 | $5.5M | +11.7% | #28 of 974 |
| 2Durham County, NC | 83 | 14 | 1.0 | $10M | +7.7% | #31 of 974 |
| 3Johnston County, NC | 82 | 17 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +17.9% | #43 of 974 |
| 4Pitt County, NC | 75 | 9 | 1.2 | $6.5M | +5.4% | #95 of 974 |
| 5Orange County, NC | 75 | 13 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +6.1% | #107 of 974 |
| 6Wake County, NC | 74 | 105 | 2.3 | $5M | +11.2% | #115 of 974 |
| 7Chatham County, NC | 73 | 9 | 2.7 | $4M | +11.0% | #132 of 974 |
| 8Cabarrus County, NC | 72 | 11 | 1.3 | $7.7M | +9.9% | #134 of 974 |
| 9Harnett County, NC | 71 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +12.3% | #159 of 974 |
| 10Guilford County, NC | 70 | 37 | 1.7 | $5.2M | +4.4% | #169 of 974 |
Other business types in Chatham 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Chatham County, NC?
There are 9 pet stores on map listings in Chatham County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Chatham County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Chatham County, NC spend on pets?
About $35.9M a year, or $1,087 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,004 households in Chatham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chatham County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Chatham County has 2.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Chatham County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Chatham County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Chatham County at 85,111 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,004 households. Median household income in Chatham County is $94,317, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Chatham County scores 73 for pet stores (upper middle), #132 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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