Pets · Small-town market · North Carolina
Pet stores in the North Wilkesboro, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the North Wilkesboro, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #118 of 220 scored small-town markets
#11 of 15 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $18.8M
- On pets · $695 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,233
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet stores in the North Wilkesboro area. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $695 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in the North Wilkesboro area spend about $18.8M a year on pets. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 31% 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 the North Wilkesboro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show the North Wilkesboro area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the North Wilkesboro area is 46 (lower middle), #118 of 220 scored small-town markets and #11 of 15 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the North Wilkesboro area 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 | North Wilkesboro area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $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 | +0.6% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $695 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $51,721 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 the North Wilkesboro area, 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 the North Wilkesboro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,233+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,107
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 754 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $51,721+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $66,361
- Median home value
- $168,800
- Jobs located here
- 19,607
- Daytime population
- 59,600Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anderson Creek, NC | 90 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +12.3% | #5 of 220 |
| 2Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 80 | 5 | 1.3 | $6M | +3.4% | #12 of 220 |
| 3Albemarle, NC | 80 | 5 | 2.0 | $4M | +9.8% | #15 of 220 |
| 4New Bern, NC | 77 | 10 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +3.6% | #18 of 220 |
| 5Kill Devil Hills, NC | 69 | 6 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +3.3% | #37 of 220 |
| 6Sanford, NC | 67 | 6 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +10.8% | #44 of 220 |
| 7Waynesville, NC | 58 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.6M | +1.9% | #67 of 220 |
| 8Morehead City, NC | 58 | 10 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +4.1% | #73 of 220 |
| 9Mount Airy, NC | 55 | 7 | 2.3 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #86 of 220 |
| 10Lumberton, NC | 53 | 9 | 2.1 | $3.1M | +3.4% | #97 of 220 |
| 11North Wilkesboro, NC | 46 | 6 | 2.2 | $3.1M | +0.6% | #118 of 220 |
Other business types in the North Wilkesboro area
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 businesses48
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores46
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the North Wilkesboro, NC area?
There are 6 pet stores on map listings in the North Wilkesboro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the North Wilkesboro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the North Wilkesboro, NC area spend on pets?
About $18.8M a year, or $695 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,107 households in the North Wilkesboro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the North Wilkesboro, NC area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The North Wilkesboro area has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.1M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the North Wilkesboro area would have about 4, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is the North Wilkesboro, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the North Wilkesboro area at 66,233 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,107 households. Median household income in the North Wilkesboro area is $51,721, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 North Wilkesboro area scores 46 for pet stores (lower middle), #118 of 220 scored small-town markets.
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