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Pet stores in Petersburg city, VA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$10.2M
On pets · $675 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
33,734
+1.0% 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

There are no pet stores on map listings in Petersburg city as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Petersburg city would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Household spending on pets in Petersburg city comes to about $10.2M a year: $675 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. 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 Petersburg city: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Petersburg city grew 1.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no pet stores on map listings, Petersburg city isn’t given a market score for them.

How Petersburg city 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 Petersburg city, VA compared with Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePetersburg cityVirginiaU.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+1.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$675$1,056$909
Median household income$50,698$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
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 Petersburg city, 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 Petersburg city

Population, 2025 estimate
33,734+1.0% since 2020
Households
15,138
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
39%
Vehicles per household
1.4
Land area
23 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,476
Median household income
$50,698+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,592
Median home value
$189,000
Jobs located here
12,524
Daytime population
30,623Residents 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 Petersburg city 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
Petersburg city, VANot scored00.0n/a+1.0%

Other business types in Petersburg city

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Petersburg city, VA?

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

How much do households in Petersburg city, VA spend on pets?

About $10.2M a year, or $675 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, 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 15,138 households in Petersburg city and national spending patterns by income.

How does Petersburg city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Petersburg city has no pet stores on map listings. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Petersburg city would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Petersburg city, VA growing?

Population estimates put Petersburg city at 33,734 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,138 households. Median household income in Petersburg city is $50,698, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.1%, 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. Petersburg city has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

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