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Pet stores in Patrick County, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On pets · $764 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
17,424
−0.9% 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 Patrick County. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households.

At $764 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Patrick County spend about $5.9M a year on pets. That works out to $3M 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 Patrick County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Patrick County declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet stores on map listings, Patrick County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Patrick 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 Patrick County, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePatrick CountyVirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.61.72.0
Spending per listing$3M$6.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a14,02413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−9.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$764$1,056$909
Median household income$53,038$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
21 chain location
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 Patrick 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 Patrick County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,424−0.9% since 2020
Households
7,781
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$53,038+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,016
Median home value
$153,400
Jobs located here
4,064
Daytime population
14,956Residents 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 Patrick 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
Patrick County, VANot scored22.6$3M−0.9%

Other business types in Patrick County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Patrick County, VA?

Patrick 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 Patrick County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.9M a year, or $764 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,781 households in Patrick County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Patrick County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Patrick County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Patrick County, VA growing?

Population estimates put Patrick County at 17,424 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,781 households. Median household income in Patrick County is $53,038, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Patrick 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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