Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet stores in Cherokee County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Cherokee County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #726 of 974 scored counties
#20 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On pets · $708 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Cherokee County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Cherokee County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $15.6M a year on pets, or $708 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $3.1M per store, 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 Cherokee County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Cherokee County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #726 of 974 scored counties and #20 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,405 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $708 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 59 |
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
- 51 chain location
- 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents 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 |
| 20Cherokee County, SC | 34 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.1M | +3.7% | #726 of 974 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Cherokee County, SC?
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cherokee County, SC spend on pets?
About $15.6M a year, or $708 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Cherokee County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% 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, Cherokee County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. 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. Cherokee County scores 34 for pet stores (lower middle), #726 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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