Groundwork

Pets · County · South Carolina

Pet stores in Fairfield County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Fairfield County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On pets · $734 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
20,340
−2.6% since 2020

See the pet stores around any address in Fairfield County

The site report maps the pet stores on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Fairfield County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in Fairfield County comes to about $6.6M a year: $734 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet stores in Fairfield County. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Fairfield County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fairfield County declined 2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no pet stores on map listings, Fairfield County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Fairfield 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.

Pet stores in Fairfield County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFairfield CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.02.0
Spending per listingn/a$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,40513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.6%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$734$869$909
Median household income$47,885$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored59

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Fairfield 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 Fairfield County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,340−2.6% since 2020
Households
8,930
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$47,885+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,061
Median home value
$151,200
Jobs located here
6,065
Daytime population
16,748Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Fairfield County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Fairfield County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Pet stores across South Carolina

Every South Carolina market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pet stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Fairfield County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, SC82191.7$6.1M+8.1%#39 of 974
2Berkeley County, SC79181.9$4.9M+18.7%#64 of 974
3Spartanburg County, SC77221.7$5M+15.6%#79 of 974
4Lancaster County, SC7582.0$4.7M+18.3%#106 of 974
5Anderson County, SC68172.0$4.1M+7.7%#201 of 974
6Dorchester County, SC68162.5$3.7M+10.1%#203 of 974
7Greenville County, SC65482.2$4.3M+10.6%#239 of 974
8Charleston County, SC63352.0$5.2M+6.4%#266 of 974
9Oconee County, SC6261.7$4.8M+6.3%#285 of 974
10Richland County, SC62311.8$4.6M+4.6%#286 of 974
Fairfield County, SCNot scored00.0n/a−2.6%

Other business types in Fairfield County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Fairfield County, SC?

There are no pet stores on map listings in Fairfield County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Fairfield County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fairfield County, SC spend on pets?

About $6.6M a year, or $734 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,930 households in Fairfield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fairfield County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Fairfield County has no pet stores on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Fairfield County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Fairfield County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Fairfield County at 20,340 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,930 households. The median household income in Fairfield County is $47,885 a year, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Fairfield County has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Fairfield County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Fairfield County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Fairfield County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Fairfield County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.