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Pet stores in Goochland County, VA
The pet stores in Goochland County, VA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 974 scored counties
#21 of 35 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 2 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.7M
- On pets · $1,232 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,187
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Goochland County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 40%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Goochland County spend about $12.7M a year on pets, or $1,232 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $2.5M per store, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. 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 Goochland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Goochland County grew 17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Goochland County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #343 of 974 scored counties and #21 of 35 scored counties in Virginia.
How Goochland 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 | Goochland County | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $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 | +17.4% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,232 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $118,931 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 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
- 52 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 Goochland 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 Goochland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,187+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 10,342
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 283 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $118,931+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $169,175
- Median home value
- $500,600
- Jobs located here
- 24,945
- Daytime population
- 39,415Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Goochland County, VA | 59 | 5 | 4.8 | $2.5M | +17.4% | #343 of 974 |
Other business types in Goochland 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding80
- Pet stores59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Goochland County, VA?
Goochland County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Goochland County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Goochland County, VA spend on pets?
About $12.7M a year, or $1,232 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,342 households in Goochland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Goochland County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Goochland County has 4.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.5M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Goochland County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Goochland County, VA growing?
Population estimates put Goochland County at 29,187 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,342 households. Median household income in Goochland County is $118,931, 47% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Goochland County scores 59 for pet stores (upper middle), #343 of 974 scored counties.
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