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Pet businesses in Providence County, RI
The pet businesses in Providence County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,092 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 222
- 37 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 116
- +20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $166.2M
- On pets · $641 a household
- Spending per listing
- $749K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 678,179
- +2.8% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Providence County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 222 pet businesses in Providence County. Of those, 37 are chain locations, or 17%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.6 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Providence County comes to about $166.2M a year: $641 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $749K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 116 businesses with payroll in Providence County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,235 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 284 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Providence County.
Population estimates show Providence County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Providence County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,092 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Providence 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 | Providence County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 11.0 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $749K | $623K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,235 | 1,666 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.8% | +12.3% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $641 | $687 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,787 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 20 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 96 → 116+20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 972
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 284Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22237 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 189The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Providence 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 Providence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 678,179+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 259,210
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 410 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,624
- Median household income
- $78,787+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,369
- Median home value
- $373,600
- Jobs located here
- 293,972
- Daytime population
- 648,043Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Providence County?
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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 Providence 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 Providence 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding36
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Providence County, RI?
There are 222 pet businesses on map listings in Providence County as of September 2026. 37 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 116 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. Official counts list 284 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Providence County, RI spend on pets?
About $166.2M a year, or $641 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 222 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $749K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 259,210 households in Providence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Providence County, RI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Providence County has 8.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $749K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Providence County would have about 189, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,235 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Providence County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Providence County at 678,179 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 259,210 households. The median household income in Providence County is $78,787 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Providence County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,092 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Providence County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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