Pets · County · New Hampshire
Pet businesses in Belknap County, NH
How Belknap County, NH 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 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,149 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 52
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.2M
- On pets · $692 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 89% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Belknap County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,149 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 pet businesses in Belknap County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 19.7 for every 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Belknap County comes to about $18.2M a year: $692 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $350K per business, 60% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Belknap County in 2023. That is one for every 1,197 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Belknap County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 16.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $442K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,197 | 1,153 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $692 | $740 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 48Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 37 | 17 | 10.2 | $627K | +2.1% | #1,632 of 2,200 |
| 2Hillsborough County, NH | 33 | 241 | 14.3 | $535K | +2.5% | #1,788 of 2,200 |
| 3Rockingham County, NH | 28 | 251 | 19.7 | $419K | +3.0% | #1,941 of 2,200 |
| 4Coos County, NH | 27 | 27 | 19.3 | $277K | +0.4% | #1,971 of 2,200 |
| 5Strafford County, NH | 23 | 79 | 15.2 | $464K | +3.0% | #2,057 of 2,200 |
| 6Grafton County, NH | 21 | 58 | 15.6 | $441K | +2.2% | #2,094 of 2,200 |
| 7Cheshire County, NH | 20 | 44 | 14.4 | $454K | +2.3% | #2,111 of 2,200 |
| 8Merrimack County, NH | 20 | 121 | 19.9 | $361K | +2.6% | #2,117 of 2,200 |
| 9Carroll County, NH | 20 | 41 | 18.8 | $358K | +5.0% | #2,118 of 2,200 |
| 10Belknap County, NH | 17 | 52 | 19.7 | $350K | +2.1% | #2,149 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Belknap 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 businesses17
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding15
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Belknap County, NH?
There are 52 pet businesses on map listings in Belknap County as of September 2026. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on pets?
About $18.2M a year, or $692 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $350K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Belknap County has 19.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 89% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $350K, 60% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Belknap County would have about 21, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,197 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 17 for pet businesses (low), #2,149 of 2,200 scored counties.
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