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Pet businesses in Kent County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Kent County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,073 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 108
- 15 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +7.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $51.7M
- On pets · $710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $479K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Kent County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,073 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 108 pet businesses in Kent County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Kent County comes to about $51.7M a year: $710 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $479K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 58 businesses with payroll in Kent County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,256 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kent County. Population estimates put the population change in Kent County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $479K | $623K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,256 | 1,666 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.4% | +12.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $710 | $687 | $909 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 58+7.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 917
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10815 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Providence County, RI | 50 | 222 | 8.6 | $749K | +2.8% | #1,092 of 2,200 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 37 | 39 | 10.6 | $720K | −2.9% | #1,628 of 2,200 |
| 3Bristol County, RI | 26 | 28 | 13.9 | $579K | −1.5% | #1,979 of 2,200 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 22 | 108 | 14.8 | $479K | +1.8% | #2,073 of 2,200 |
| 5Washington County, RI | 22 | 90 | 17.1 | $455K | 0.0% | #2,075 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Kent 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 businesses22
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding17
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Kent County, RI?
There are 108 pet businesses on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 15 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 7.4% from 2019. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on pets?
About $51.7M a year, or $710 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 108 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $479K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Kent County has 14.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $479K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Kent County would have about 59, against 108 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,256 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 22 for pet businesses (low), #2,073 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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