Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet stores in Newberry County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Newberry County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #795 of 974 scored counties
#22 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 2 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $767 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 95% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,561
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Newberry County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #795 of 974 scored counties and #22 of 22 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Newberry County comes to about $11.7M a year: $767 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per store, 57% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 6 pet stores on map listings in Newberry County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 33%, against 38% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Newberry County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Newberry County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Newberry 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 | Newberry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | +4.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $767 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,780 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 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
- 62 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Newberry 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 Newberry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,561+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,325
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,240
- Median home value
- $173,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,662
- Daytime population
- 36,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pet stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Newberry County marked.
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 |
| 22Newberry County, SC | 29 | 6 | 3.9 | $2M | +4.8% | #795 of 974 |
Other business types in Newberry 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Newberry County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet stores in Newberry County. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Newberry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Newberry County, SC spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $767 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 15,325 households in Newberry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newberry County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Newberry County has 3.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 95% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2M, 57% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Newberry County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Newberry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Newberry County at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. The median household income in Newberry County is $61,780 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Newberry County scores 29 for pet stores (lower middle), #795 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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