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Pet stores in Saluda County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Saluda 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
$5.7M
On pets · $748 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
19,680
+4.1% since 2020

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

What this means

There are no pet stores on map listings in Saluda County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Saluda County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on pets in Saluda County comes to about $5.7M a year: $748 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. 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 Saluda County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Saluda County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no pet stores on map listings, Saluda County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Saluda 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 Saluda County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSaluda 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+4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$748$869$909
Median household income$51,009$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 Saluda 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 Saluda County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,680+4.1% since 2020
Households
7,670
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,200
Median home value
$146,500
Jobs located here
5,321
Daytime population
16,117Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pet stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Saluda 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
Saluda County, SCNot scored00.0n/a+4.1%

Other business types in Saluda County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Saluda County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet stores in Saluda County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Saluda County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.7M a year, or $748 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.

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

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

How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda County has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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