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Pet businesses in Warren County, NJ

The pet businesses in Warren County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,935 of 2,200 scored counties
#21 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
69
11 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
32
−8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.8M
On pets · $722 a household
Spending per listing
$475K
46% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.2
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,953
+3.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Warren County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,935 of 2,200 scored counties and #21 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on pets in Warren County comes to about $32.8M a year: $722 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 69 pet businesses, that is $475K per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 69 pet businesses on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.2 per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Warren County was 32 in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Warren County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Warren 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.

Pet businesses in Warren County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureWarren CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.28.910.4
Spending per listing$475K$872K$878K
Households per official establishment1,4182,0881,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.6%+7.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$722$774$909
Median household income$100,869$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score2858

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 32−8.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
314
Annual payroll, 2023
$13.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
88Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Warren 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 Warren County

Population, 2025 estimate
112,953+3.2% since 2020
Households
45,391
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
357 sq. mi.
People per square mile
311
Median household income
$100,869+24.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,920
Median home value
$346,500
Jobs located here
30,808
Daytime population
86,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for pet businesses, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Warren County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Middlesex County, NJ771835.9$1.3M+2.6%#115 of 2,200
2Essex County, NJ741504.7$1.5M+4.2%#171 of 2,200
3Union County, NJ741517.4$1.1M+5.0%#175 of 2,200
4Hudson County, NJ721705.7$1.3M+1.8%#213 of 2,200
5Somerset County, NJ711229.3$986K+3.5%#246 of 2,200
6Cumberland County, NJ65305.6$1.1M+2.2%#459 of 2,200
7Mercer County, NJ641158.0$957K+3.3%#499 of 2,200
8Bergen County, NJ6036910.4$827K+2.4%#659 of 2,200
9Salem County, NJ60208.0$798K+2.3%#663 of 2,200
10Passaic County, NJ581427.9$883K+1.6%#720 of 2,200
21Warren County, NJ286915.2$475K+3.2%#1,935 of 2,200

Other business types in Warren County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Warren County, NJ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 69 pet businesses in Warren County. 11 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Another 88 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Warren County, NJ spend on pets?

About $32.8M a year, or $722 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 69 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $475K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,391 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Warren County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Warren County has 15.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $475K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Warren County would have about 37, against 69 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,418 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Warren County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Warren County at 112,953 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,391 households. Median household income in Warren County is $100,869, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.1%, 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. Warren County scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,935 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Warren County

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