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Pet businesses in Bristol County, MA
The pet businesses in Bristol County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,524 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 259
- 40 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 125
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $159.4M
- On pets · $682 a household
- Spending per listing
- $616K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 593,640
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Bristol County comes to about $159.4M a year: $682 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. Spread across 259 pet businesses, that is $616K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Bristol County has 259 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 125 businesses with payroll in Bristol County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,871 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 303 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bristol County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bristol County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Bristol County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,524 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Bristol County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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.
| Measure | Bristol County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $616K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,871 | 1,798 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.7% | +8.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $682 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,625 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 108 → 125+15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 303Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25940 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bristol 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 Bristol County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 593,640+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 233,825
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 553 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,053
- Median household income
- $85,625+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,533
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 230,662
- Daytime population
- 523,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suffolk County, MA | 68 | 162 | 5.0 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #336 of 2,200 |
| 2Middlesex County, MA | 66 | 614 | 9.7 | $908K | +2.8% | #430 of 2,200 |
| 3Norfolk County, MA | 56 | 313 | 11.0 | $798K | +2.2% | #818 of 2,200 |
| 4Hampden County, MA | 50 | 147 | 8.0 | $767K | +0.2% | #1,088 of 2,200 |
| 5Essex County, MA | 46 | 323 | 10.3 | $742K | +2.3% | #1,268 of 2,200 |
| 6Worcester County, MA | 44 | 379 | 11.3 | $648K | +3.7% | #1,360 of 2,200 |
| 7Plymouth County, MA | 41 | 279 | 13.7 | $590K | +3.5% | #1,479 of 2,200 |
| 8Bristol County, MA | 40 | 259 | 11.1 | $616K | +2.9% | #1,524 of 2,200 |
| 9Nantucket County, MA | 37 | 10 | 19.0 | $490K | +3.6% | #1,653 of 2,200 |
| 10Dukes County, MA | 30 | 14 | 18.5 | $454K | +3.1% | #1,876 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bristol County
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 businesses40
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bristol County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 259 pet businesses in Bristol County. 40 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 125 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. Another 303 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bristol County, MA spend on pets?
About $159.4M a year, or $682 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 259 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $616K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 233,825 households in Bristol County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bristol County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bristol County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $616K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bristol County would have about 182, against 259 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,871 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Bristol County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Bristol County at 593,640 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 233,825 households. Median household income in Bristol County is $85,625, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Bristol County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,524 of 2,200 scored counties.
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