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Pet stores in Highland County, VA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Highland County, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$781K
On pets · $779 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
2,318
+3.4% 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 Highland County as of September 2026.

At $779 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Highland County spend about $781K a year on pets. 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 Highland County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Highland County grew 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Highland 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.

Pet stores in Highland County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureHighland CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.01.72.0
Spending per listingn/a$6.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,02413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$779$1,056$909
Median household income$65,625$93,170$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored75

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
0The 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 Highland 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 Highland County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,318+3.4% since 2020
Households
1,003
Median age
56.7
Homes lived in by their owners
89%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
415 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$65,625
Average household income
$76,499
Median home value
$200,000
Jobs located here
585
Daytime population
2,028Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in Virginia for pet stores, numbered among those based in Virginia, with Highland County marked.

Top counties in Virginia

Counties in Virginia ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Arlington County, VA88111.0$13.6M+2.1%#11 of 974
2Fauquier County, VA8851.9$6.7M+4.8%#14 of 974
3Prince William County, VA85271.7$7.5M+4.2%#22 of 974
4Alexandria city, VA82121.6$7.7M+1.0%#38 of 974
5Richmond city, VA8190.9$10M+4.6%#44 of 974
6Chesterfield County, VA81231.6$6.6M+8.7%#46 of 974
7Fairfax County, VA80701.7$8.2M+1.7%#52 of 974
8Stafford County, VA79112.1$6.2M+8.3%#61 of 974
9Suffolk city, VA7971.8$5.5M+10.4%#63 of 974
10Frederick County, VA7551.4$7.5M+8.8%#93 of 974
Highland County, VANot scored00.0n/a+3.4%

Other business types in Highland County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Highland County, VA?

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

How much do households in Highland County, VA spend on pets?

About $781K a year, or $779 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, 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 1,003 households in Highland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Highland County, VA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Highland County has no pet stores on map listings.

How fast is Highland County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Highland County at 2,318 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,003 households. Median household income in Highland County is $65,625, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Highland County

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