Pets · Metro area · South Carolina
Pet stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #117 of 382 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 82
- 40 chain locations (49%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $336.9M
- On pets · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,014,101
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $878 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area spend about $336.9M a year on pets. That works out to $4.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 82 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 14,763 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.2M has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is 61 (upper middle), #117 of 382 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area 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 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,763 | 13,405 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $878 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,240 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 260.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 306
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8240 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area, 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 the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,014,101+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 383,842
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,710 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 355
- Median household income
- $71,240+29.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,317
- Median home value
- $264,600
- Jobs located here
- 442,869
- Daytime population
- 979,975Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for pet stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 77 | 28 | 1.2 | $7.2M | +4.7% | #16 of 382 |
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 73 | 23 | 1.6 | $5.1M | +14.3% | #34 of 382 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 66 | 217 | 2.0 | $4.9M | +10.1% | #78 of 382 |
| 2Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 62 | 69 | 2.1 | $4.8M | +10.7% | #107 of 382 |
| 3Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 61 | 82 | 2.1 | $4.1M | +9.0% | #117 of 382 |
| 4Columbia, SC | 58 | 65 | 1.9 | $4.5M | +6.0% | #129 of 382 |
| 5Florence, SC | 56 | 13 | 1.7 | $4.7M | +0.9% | #145 of 382 |
| 6Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 44 | 31 | 3.2 | $3M | +12.0% | #246 of 382 |
| 7Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 38 | 40 | 2.5 | $3.3M | +20.9% | #282 of 382 |
| 8Sumter, SC | 36 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.5M | −0.3% | #293 of 382 |
Other business types in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area
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 businesses55
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 82 pet stores in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area. 40 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area spend on pets?
About $336.9M a year, or $878 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 383,842 households in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area would have about 75, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,763 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area at 1,014,101 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 383,842 households. The median household income in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area is $71,240 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.8% 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. The Greenville-Anderson-Greer metro area scores 61 for pet stores (upper middle), #117 of 382 scored metro areas.
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