Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet stores in Aiken County, SC
How Aiken County, SC 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #323 of 974 scored counties
#11 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $60.6M
- On pets · $867 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,515
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 pet stores in Aiken County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 33%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Aiken County spend about $60.6M a year on pets, or $867 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4M per store, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Aiken County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 11,653 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $725K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Aiken County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aiken County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Aiken County is 60 (upper middle), #323 of 974 scored counties and #11 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Aiken County compares
The same measures for South 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 | Aiken County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,653 | 13,405 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $867 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,609 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $725K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Aiken 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 Aiken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,515+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 69,916
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,071 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $70,609+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,371
- Median home value
- $218,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,453
- Daytime population
- 171,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, SC | 82 | 19 | 1.7 | $6.1M | +8.1% | #39 of 974 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 79 | 18 | 1.9 | $4.9M | +18.7% | #64 of 974 |
| 3Spartanburg County, SC | 77 | 22 | 1.7 | $5M | +15.6% | #79 of 974 |
| 4Lancaster County, SC | 75 | 8 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +18.3% | #106 of 974 |
| 5Anderson County, SC | 68 | 17 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +7.7% | #201 of 974 |
| 6Dorchester County, SC | 68 | 16 | 2.5 | $3.7M | +10.1% | #203 of 974 |
| 7Greenville County, SC | 65 | 48 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +10.6% | #239 of 974 |
| 8Charleston County, SC | 63 | 35 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +6.4% | #266 of 974 |
| 9Oconee County, SC | 62 | 6 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +6.3% | #285 of 974 |
| 10Richland County, SC | 62 | 31 | 1.8 | $4.6M | +4.6% | #286 of 974 |
| 11Aiken County, SC | 60 | 15 | 2.1 | $4M | +7.3% | #323 of 974 |
Other business types in Aiken 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Aiken County, SC?
There are 15 pet stores on map listings in Aiken County as of September 2026. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Aiken County, SC spend on pets?
About $60.6M a year, or $867 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 69,916 households in Aiken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aiken County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Aiken County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Aiken County would have about 13, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,653 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Aiken County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Aiken County at 181,515 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,916 households. Median household income in Aiken County is $70,609, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Aiken County scores 60 for pet stores (upper middle), #323 of 974 scored counties.
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