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Pet stores in Randolph County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Randolph 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 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Randolph County. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $744 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Randolph County spend about $7.9M a year on pets. Spread across 4 pet stores, that is $2M per store, 56% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. 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 Randolph County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Randolph County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, Randolph County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.71.52.0
Spending per listing$2M$5.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a29,14613,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a0.0%−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 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
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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

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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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 Randolph 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
Randolph County, WVNot scored43.7$2M−3.6%

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Randolph County, WV?

Randolph County has 4 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Randolph County, WV 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. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,678 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County 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 national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Randolph County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Randolph County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 26,882 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,678 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,757, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.8%, 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. Randolph County 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?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Randolph County

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