Pets · Small-town market · North Carolina
Pet stores in the Waynesville, NC area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Waynesville, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #67 of 220 scored small-town markets
#7 of 15 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.6M
- On pets · $797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,369
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Waynesville area spend about $21.6M a year on pets, or $797 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pet stores, that is $3.6M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 6 pet stores on map listings in the Waynesville area as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in the Waynesville area classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 6,781 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Waynesville area grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Waynesville area is 58 (upper middle), #67 of 220 scored small-town markets and #7 of 15 scored small-town markets based in North Carolina.
How the Waynesville 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 | Waynesville area | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $4.6M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,781 | 12,707 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $797 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,912 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- 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
- 5The 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 Waynesville 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 Waynesville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,369+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 27,123
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 113
- Median household income
- $61,912
- Average household income
- $80,833
- Median home value
- $279,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,778
- Daytime population
- 52,805Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every North Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for pet stores, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Waynesville area marked.
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 |
Other business types in the Waynesville 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Waynesville, NC area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet stores in the Waynesville area. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Waynesville, NC area spend on pets?
About $21.6M a year, or $797 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,123 households in the Waynesville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Waynesville, NC area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Waynesville area has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Waynesville area would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,781 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is the Waynesville, NC area growing?
Population estimates put the Waynesville area at 63,369 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,123 households. The median household income in the Waynesville area is $61,912 a year, 23% 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. 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 Waynesville area scores 58 for pet stores (upper middle), #67 of 220 scored small-town markets.
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