Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet stores in Anderson County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Anderson County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #201 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 6 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $69.8M
- On pets · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 219,930
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet stores in Anderson County. Chain locations make up 35% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Anderson County comes to about $69.8M a year: $832 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 17 pet stores, that is $4.1M per store, 9% 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 Anderson County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 20,976 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anderson County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anderson County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #201 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anderson 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 | Anderson County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,976 | 13,405 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $832 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,651 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 219,930+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 83,904
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,043
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 74,539
- Daytime population
- 189,213Residents 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 |
Other business types in Anderson 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Anderson County, SC?
There are 17 pet stores on map listings in Anderson County as of September 2026. 6 of them (35%) 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 Anderson County, SC spend on pets?
About $69.8M a year, or $832 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Anderson County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Anderson County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,976 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 68 for pet stores (upper middle), #201 of 974 scored counties.
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