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Pet businesses in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area
The pet businesses in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 144
- 28 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 75
- +15.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $102.4M
- On pets · $663 a household
- Spending per listing
- $711K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.3
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,047
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area is 35 (lower middle), #304 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 144 pet businesses in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 19%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.3 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area comes to about $102.4M a year: $663 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. That works out to $711K per business, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 75 businesses with payroll in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 15.4% from 2019. That is one for every 2,059 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $386K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area. Population estimates show the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.3 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $711K | $872K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,059 | 2,088 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.4% | +7.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $663 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,105 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 75+15.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 744
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 159Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $386K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area, 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,047+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 154,441
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 460
- Median household income
- $82,105
- Average household income
- $110,931
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 158,202
- Daytime population
- 359,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Jersey for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vineland, NJ | 64 | 30 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #88 of 387 |
| 2Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 60 | 115 | 8.0 | $957K | +3.3% | #112 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 59 | 5,411 | 7.3 | $1M | +0.6% | #121 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 48 | 2,176 | 8.8 | $851K | +1.4% | #207 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 35 | 144 | 9.3 | $711K | +0.8% | #304 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 35 | 368 | 10.8 | $620K | +3.0% | #305 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area
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 businesses35
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area?
There are 144 pet businesses on map listings in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area as of September 2026. 28 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 75 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 15.4% from 2019. Another 159 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area spend on pets?
About $102.4M a year, or $663 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $711K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,441 households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has 9.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $711K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area would have about 117, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,059 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area at 372,047 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,441 households. The median household income in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area is $82,105 a year, 2% 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores 35 for pet businesses (lower middle), #304 of 387 scored metro areas.
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