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Pet stores in Williamsburg County, SC

How Williamsburg County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On pets · $658 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
29,662
−4.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet stores in Williamsburg County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Williamsburg County comes to about $8.1M a year: $658 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 pet stores, that is $4M per store. 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 Williamsburg County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Williamsburg County declined 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet stores on map listings, Williamsburg County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamsburg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.62.02.0
Spending per listing$4M$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,40513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$658$869$909
Median household income$46,213$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,662−4.0% since 2020
Households
12,291
Median age
43.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
934 sq. mi.
People per square mile
32
Median household income
$46,213+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,459
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
7,315
Daytime population
24,639Residents 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 Williamsburg 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
Williamsburg County, SCNot scored21.6$4M−4.0%

Other business types in Williamsburg County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Williamsburg County, SC?

Williamsburg County has 2 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Williamsburg County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.1M a year, or $658 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,291 households in Williamsburg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamsburg County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Williamsburg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Williamsburg County at 29,662 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,291 households. Median household income in Williamsburg County is $46,213, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. Williamsburg County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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