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Pet businesses in Hunterdon County, NJ
How Hunterdon County, NJ 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,767 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 93
- 4 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 64
- −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.6M
- On pets · $916 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 76% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 131,781
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Hunterdon County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,767 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 93 pet businesses in Hunterdon County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 4%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.3, 76% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $916 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Hunterdon County spend about $46.6M a year on pets. Spread across 93 pet businesses, that is $501K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hunterdon County was 64 in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 795 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $11.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hunterdon County. Population estimates show Hunterdon County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hunterdon 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 | Hunterdon County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 8.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $872K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 795 | 2,088 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.5% | +7.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $916 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $141,715 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 65 → 64−1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 674
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 173Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 934 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $11.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hunterdon 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 Hunterdon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 131,781+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 50,860
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 304
- Median household income
- $141,715+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $185,175
- Median home value
- $517,200
- Jobs located here
- 48,352
- Daytime population
- 111,173Residents 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 |
| 19Hunterdon County, NJ | 34 | 93 | 18.3 | $501K | +2.3% | #1,767 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hunterdon 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hunterdon County, NJ?
Hunterdon County has 93 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 64 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. Another 173 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hunterdon County, NJ spend on pets?
About $46.6M a year, or $916 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $501K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,860 households in Hunterdon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hunterdon County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hunterdon County has 18.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 76% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $501K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hunterdon County would have about 53, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 795 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Hunterdon County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Hunterdon County at 131,781 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,860 households. The median household income in Hunterdon County is $141,715 a year, 76% 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. Hunterdon County scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,767 of 2,200 scored counties.
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