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Pet stores in Fayette County, PA

How Fayette County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #705 of 974 scored counties
#16 of 45 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
6
3 chain locations (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$28.9M
On pets · $524 a household
Spending per listing
$4.8M
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
45% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,021
−4.3% since 2020

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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 6 pet stores in Fayette County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 50%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in Fayette County spend about $28.9M a year on pets, or $524 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 7% above 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 Fayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Fayette County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #705 of 974 scored counties and #16 of 45 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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.

Pet stores in Fayette County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.12.12.0
Spending per listing$4.8M$3.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,70113,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$524$647$909
Median household income$58,236$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3518

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
63 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,021−4.3% since 2020
Households
55,182
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,754
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
37,583
Daytime population
110,057Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for pet stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Philadelphia County, PA55661.0$5.9M−1.6%#393 of 974
2Dauphin County, PA54191.6$4M+2.3%#413 of 974
3Lycoming County, PA5151.1$5.2M−1.3%#453 of 974
4Cumberland County, PA50242.3$3M+6.5%#489 of 974
5Lackawanna County, PA49121.4$4.3M+0.5%#497 of 974
6Montgomery County, PA48742.2$3.7M+2.4%#524 of 974
7Erie County, PA46131.2$4.8M−1.8%#547 of 974
8Chester County, PA43492.4$3.6M+4.2%#604 of 974
9Adams County, PA4171.7$3.8M+3.6%#636 of 974
10Franklin County, PA41142.2$2.8M+3.0%#641 of 974
16Fayette County, PA3561.1$4.8M−4.3%#705 of 974

Other business types in Fayette County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Fayette County, PA?

There are 6 pet stores on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 3 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on pets?

About $28.9M a year, or $524 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Fayette County has 1.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 35 for pet stores (lower middle), #705 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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