Pets · Metro area · West Virginia
Pet stores in the Beckley, WV metro area
The pet stores in the Beckley, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #226 of 382 scored metro areas
#5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 5
- 4 chain locations (80%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $32.3M
- On pets · $718 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.5M
- 43% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,940
- −4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Beckley metro area comes to about $32.3M a year: $718 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $6.5M per store, 43% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
The Beckley metro area has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.1, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in the Beckley metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Beckley metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −4.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Beckley metro area is 45 (lower middle), #226 of 382 scored metro areas and #5 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Beckley metro area compares
The same measures for West 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 | Beckley metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.5M | $5.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 29,146 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | 0.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $718 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,620 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 58 |
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
- 54 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Beckley metro area, 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 the Beckley metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,940−4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 44,952
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,267 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $52,620+22.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,721
- Median home value
- $129,600
- Jobs located here
- 43,639
- Daytime population
- 115,613Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 86 | 337 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +3.3% | #6 of 382 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 81 | 19 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +7.1% | #11 of 382 |
| 1Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 56 | 23 | 1.5 | $5.2M | −2.6% | #140 of 382 |
| 2Charleston, WV | 54 | 13 | 1.5 | $5.3M | −4.7% | #159 of 382 |
| 3Morgantown, WV | 49 | 12 | 2.1 | $4.1M | +1.3% | #199 of 382 |
| 4Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 47 | 5 | 1.3 | $5.8M | −2.3% | #208 of 382 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 45 | 5 | 1.1 | $6.5M | −4.3% | #226 of 382 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 45 | 15 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +6.5% | #232 of 382 |
| 6Wheeling, WV-OH | 29 | 10 | 1.7 | $4.4M | −3.6% | #332 of 382 |
| 7Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 17 | 10 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −3.6% | #373 of 382 |
Other business types in the Beckley metro area
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 businesses39
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Beckley, WV metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in the Beckley metro area. 4 of them (80%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Beckley metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Beckley, WV metro area spend on pets?
About $32.3M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.5M 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 44,952 households in the Beckley metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Beckley, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Beckley metro area has 1.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.5M, 43% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Beckley metro area would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Beckley, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Beckley metro area at 109,940 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,952 households. The median household income in the Beckley metro area is $52,620 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.9% 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. The Beckley metro area scores 45 for pet stores (lower middle), #226 of 382 scored metro areas.
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