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Pet businesses in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,079 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut

Listings
67
12 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
30
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.3M
On pets · $694 a household
Spending per listing
$408K
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
63% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,096
+3.0% since 2020

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What this means

The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,079 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 67 pet businesses in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.0, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $694 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region spend about $27.3M a year on pets. That is about $408K of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region was 30 in 2023. That is one for every 1,314 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Population estimates put the population change in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region compares

The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 businesses in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compared with Connecticut and the U.S.
MeasureNortheastern Connecticut Planning RegionConnecticutU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.011.110.4
Spending per listing$408K$671K$878K
Households per official establishment1,3141,6601,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$694$742$909
Median household income$90,589$95,781$80,734
Groundwork market score2229

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30
Employees, 2023
274
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
86Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6712 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, 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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

Population, 2025 estimate
98,096+3.0% since 2020
Households
39,412
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
174
Median household income
$90,589
Average household income
$113,121
Median home value
$307,600
Jobs located here
28,462
Daytime population
79,653Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Connecticut

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The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region marked.

Top counties in Connecticut

Counties in Connecticut ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT541159.6$763K+4.1%#909 of 2,200
2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT502139.2$765K+2.5%#1,090 of 2,200
3Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT491659.2$752K+3.2%#1,134 of 2,200
4Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT4732713.9$633K+3.5%#1,244 of 2,200
5Capitol Planning Region, CT4539310.0$723K+3.1%#1,324 of 2,200
6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT3612510.8$631K+2.0%#1,669 of 2,200
7Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT3011215.1$511K+2.3%#1,872 of 2,200
8Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT266814.2$509K+2.2%#1,985 of 2,200
9Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT226717.0$408K+3.0%#2,079 of 2,200

Other business types in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region

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

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Questions

How many pet businesses are in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT?

The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 67 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 86 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT spend on pets?

About $27.3M a year, or $694 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $408K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,412 households in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

The Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region has 17.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $408K, 54% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region would have about 31, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,314 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT growing?

Population estimates put the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region at 98,096 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,412 households. The median household income in the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region is $90,589 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region scores 22 for pet businesses (low), #2,079 of 2,200 scored counties.

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