Pets · County · Virginia
Pet stores in Virginia Beach city, VA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Virginia Beach city, VA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #515 of 974 scored counties
#27 of 35 scored counties in Virginia
- Listings
- 40
- 18 chain locations (45%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $184.5M
- On pets · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 453,737
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Virginia Beach city comes to about $184.5M a year: $1,026 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. Spread across 40 pet stores, that is $4.6M per store, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Virginia Beach city has 40 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 45% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Virginia Beach city classed as pet and pet supplies stores, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 8,175 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1M has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Virginia Beach city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Virginia Beach city declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet stores, Virginia Beach city has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #515 of 974 scored counties and #27 of 35 scored counties in Virginia.
How Virginia Beach 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.
| Measure | Virginia Beach city | Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $6.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,175 | 14,024 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | −9.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,026 | $1,056 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,968 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 22+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 373
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 453,737−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 179,851
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 245 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,865
- Median household income
- $92,968+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,769
- Median home value
- $382,500
- Jobs located here
- 180,420
- Daytime population
- 440,196Residents 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 |
| 27Virginia Beach city, VA | 48 | 40 | 2.2 | $4.6M | −1.3% | #515 of 974 |
Other business types in Virginia Beach city
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
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Virginia Beach city, VA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 pet stores in Virginia Beach city. 18 of them (45%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Virginia Beach city, VA spend on pets?
About $184.5M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 179,851 households in Virginia Beach city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Virginia Beach city, VA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Virginia Beach city has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.6M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Virginia Beach city would have about 41, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,175 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Virginia Beach city, VA growing?
Population estimates put Virginia Beach city at 453,737 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 179,851 households. The median household income in Virginia Beach city is $92,968 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.4% 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. Virginia Beach city scores 48 for pet stores (lower middle), #515 of 974 scored counties.
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