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Pet businesses in Atlantic County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Atlantic County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,140 of 2,200 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 97
- 21 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.5M
- On pets · $644 a household
- Spending per listing
- $727K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 278,657
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $644 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Atlantic County spend about $70.5M a year on pets. Spread across 97 pet businesses, that is $727K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 97 pet businesses on map listings in Atlantic County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.9, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Atlantic County in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,490 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 107 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $351K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Atlantic County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Atlantic County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Atlantic County is 49 (lower middle), #1,140 of 2,200 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Atlantic County 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 County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $727K | $872K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,490 | 2,088 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.2% | +7.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $644 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,050 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 44−2.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 522
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 107Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9721 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $351K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Atlantic 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 Atlantic County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 278,657+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 109,557
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 497
- Median household income
- $78,050+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,343
- Median home value
- $295,000
- Jobs located here
- 123,257
- Daytime population
- 268,510Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Middlesex County, NJ | 77 | 183 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #115 of 2,200 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 74 | 150 | 4.7 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #171 of 2,200 |
| 3Union County, NJ | 74 | 151 | 7.4 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #175 of 2,200 |
| 4Hudson County, NJ | 72 | 170 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +1.8% | #213 of 2,200 |
| 5Somerset County, NJ | 71 | 122 | 9.3 | $986K | +3.5% | #246 of 2,200 |
| 6Cumberland County, NJ | 65 | 30 | 5.6 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #459 of 2,200 |
| 7Mercer County, NJ | 64 | 115 | 8.0 | $957K | +3.3% | #499 of 2,200 |
| 8Bergen County, NJ | 60 | 369 | 10.4 | $827K | +2.4% | #659 of 2,200 |
| 9Salem County, NJ | 60 | 20 | 8.0 | $798K | +2.3% | #663 of 2,200 |
| 10Passaic County, NJ | 58 | 142 | 7.9 | $883K | +1.6% | #720 of 2,200 |
| 16Atlantic County, NJ | 49 | 97 | 8.9 | $727K | +1.6% | #1,140 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Atlantic 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Atlantic County, NJ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 97 pet businesses in Atlantic County. 21 of them (22%) 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 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 107 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Atlantic County, NJ spend on pets?
About $70.5M a year, or $644 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 97 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $727K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 109,557 households in Atlantic County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Atlantic County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Atlantic County has 8.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $727K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Atlantic County would have about 80, against 97 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,490 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Atlantic County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Atlantic County at 278,657 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 109,557 households. Median household income in Atlantic County is $78,050, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Atlantic County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,140 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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