Pets · County · Virginia
Pet stores in Fauquier County, VA
How Fauquier County, VA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #14 of 974 scored counties
#2 of 35 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33.7M
- On pets · $1,262 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,503
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Fauquier County scores 88 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #14 of 974 scored counties and #2 of 35 scored counties in Virginia. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Households in Fauquier County spend about $33.7M a year on pets, or $1,262 per household, 39% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $6.7M per store, 49% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Fauquier County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 60%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Fauquier County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Fauquier County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fauquier County compares
The same measures for Virginia 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 | Fauquier County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $6.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,024 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −9.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,262 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $130,189 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 75 |
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
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,503+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,720
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 648 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $130,189+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $157,814
- Median home value
- $573,700
- Jobs located here
- 23,349
- Daytime population
- 58,200Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Fauquier County marked.
Top counties in Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Arlington County, VA | 88 | 11 | 1.0 | $13.6M | +2.1% | #11 of 974 |
| 2Fauquier County, VA | 88 | 5 | 1.9 | $6.7M | +4.8% | #14 of 974 |
| 3Prince William County, VA | 85 | 27 | 1.7 | $7.5M | +4.2% | #22 of 974 |
| 4Alexandria city, VA | 82 | 12 | 1.6 | $7.7M | +1.0% | #38 of 974 |
| 5Richmond city, VA | 81 | 9 | 0.9 | $10M | +4.6% | #44 of 974 |
| 6Chesterfield County, VA | 81 | 23 | 1.6 | $6.6M | +8.7% | #46 of 974 |
| 7Fairfax County, VA | 80 | 70 | 1.7 | $8.2M | +1.7% | #52 of 974 |
| 8Stafford County, VA | 79 | 11 | 2.1 | $6.2M | +8.3% | #61 of 974 |
| 9Suffolk city, VA | 79 | 7 | 1.8 | $5.5M | +10.4% | #63 of 974 |
| 10Frederick County, VA | 75 | 5 | 1.4 | $7.5M | +8.8% | #93 of 974 |
Other business types in Fauquier 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Fauquier County, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Fauquier County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Fauquier County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Fauquier County, VA spend on pets?
About $33.7M a year, or $1,262 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 26,720 households in Fauquier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fauquier County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Fauquier County has 1.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.7M, 49% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Fauquier County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Fauquier County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Fauquier County at 76,503 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,720 households. The median household income in Fauquier County is $130,189 a year, 61% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Fauquier County scores 88 for pet stores (high), #14 of 974 scored counties.
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