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Pet businesses in Hampshire County, MA
How Hampshire County, MA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,877 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 96
- 7 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −17.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.9M
- On pets · $690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $447K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.5
- 49% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 164,065
- +10.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Hampshire County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,877 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 pet businesses in Hampshire County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 7%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Hampshire County comes to about $42.9M a year: $690 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 96 pet businesses, that is $447K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Hampshire County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, down 17.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,412 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $731K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hampshire County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hampshire County grew 10.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hampshire 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 | Hampshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.5 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $447K | $759K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,412 | 1,798 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.0% | +8.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $690 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,001 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 44−17.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 494
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 128Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 967 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $731K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hampshire 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 Hampshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 164,065+10.4% since 2020
- Households
- 62,114
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 307
- Median household income
- $87,001+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,338
- Median home value
- $390,300
- Jobs located here
- 70,980
- Daytime population
- 165,358Residents 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 |
| 11Hampshire County, MA | 30 | 96 | 15.5 | $447K | +10.4% | #1,877 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hampshire 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hampshire County, MA?
There are 96 pet businesses on map listings in Hampshire County as of September 2026. 7 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 17.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 128 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hampshire County, MA spend on pets?
About $42.9M a year, or $690 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $447K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,114 households in Hampshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hampshire County has 15.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $447K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hampshire County would have about 49, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,412 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampshire County at 164,065 people in 2025, up 10.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,114 households. The median household income in Hampshire County is $87,001 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. 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. Hampshire County scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,877 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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