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Pet stores in Brooke County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Brooke County, WV, 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
$7.4M
On pets · $762 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
21,142
−6.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet stores in Brooke County. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households.

Households in Brooke County spend about $7.4M a year on pets, or $762 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each store on map listings. 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 Brooke County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brooke County declined 6.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet stores on map listings, Brooke County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Brooke County 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.

Pet stores in Brooke County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureBrooke CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.11.52.0
Spending per listing$3.7M$5.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a29,14613,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−6.0%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$762$788$909
Median household income$54,316$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored58

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
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 Brooke 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 Brooke County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,142−6.0% since 2020
Households
9,675
Median age
46.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
89 sq. mi.
People per square mile
245
Median household income
$54,316+5.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,922
Median home value
$141,500
Jobs located here
7,914
Daytime population
19,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across West Virginia

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

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, WV8861.2$7.7M+13.7%#12 of 974
2Kanawha County, WV57121.6$5.1M−4.3%#364 of 974
3Wood County, WV5151.4$5.6M−2.1%#451 of 974
4Monongalia County, WV51102.2$3.9M+2.0%#463 of 974
5Harrison County, WV4051.9$4.3M−2.5%#646 of 974
6Cabell County, WV3771.8$4.3M−3.2%#678 of 974
7Raleigh County, WV3251.7$4.2M−3.5%#748 of 974
8Mercer County, WV1862.5$3M−3.4%#910 of 974
Brooke County, WVNot scored22.1$3.7M−6.0%

Other business types in Brooke County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Brooke County, WV?

There are 2 pet stores on map listings in Brooke County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Brooke County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Brooke County, WV spend on pets?

About $7.4M a year, or $762 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 $3.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,675 households in Brooke County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brooke County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Brooke County has 2 pet stores on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.

How fast is Brooke County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Brooke County at 21,142 people in 2025, down 6.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,675 households. Median household income in Brooke County is $54,316, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 5.5%, 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. Brooke 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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