Pets · Small-town market · West Virginia
Pet stores in the Elkins, WV area
The pet stores in the Elkins, WV area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On pets · $744 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,882
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $744 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Elkins area spend about $7.9M a year on pets. That works out to $2M per store, 56% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
The Elkins area has 4 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in the Elkins area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show the Elkins area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, the Elkins area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How the Elkins 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 | Elkins area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $744 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $52,757 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 40 chain locations
- 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 the Elkins 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 Elkins area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,882−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 10,678
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $52,757+21.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,437
- Median home value
- $144,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,659
- Daytime population
- 26,808Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 67 | 7 | 1.8 | $4.3M | −1.3% | #43 of 220 |
| 1Clarksburg, WV | 64 | 6 | 1.7 | $4.8M | −2.4% | #51 of 220 |
| 2Bluefield, WV-VA | 44 | 8 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −3.8% | #130 of 220 |
| Elkins, WV | Not scored | 4 | 3.7 | $2M | −3.6% |
Other business types in the Elkins 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
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Elkins, WV area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet stores in the Elkins area. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Elkins area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Elkins, WV area spend on pets?
About $7.9M a year, or $744 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 10,678 households in the Elkins area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Elkins, WV area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Elkins area has 3.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Elkins area would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is the Elkins, WV area growing?
Population estimates put the Elkins area at 26,882 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,678 households. The median household income in the Elkins area is $52,757 a year, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Elkins area has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Elkins area. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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