Pets · Small-town market · Vermont
Pet businesses in the Bennington, VT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Bennington, VT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 8 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #525 of 527 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On pets · $629 a household
- Spending per listing
- $393K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 54% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,630
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Bennington area is 8 (very low), #525 of 527 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Bennington area spend about $9.4M a year on pets, or $629 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pet businesses, that is $393K per business, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Bennington area has 24 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Bennington area in 2023. That is one for every 1,071 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Bennington area. Population estimates show the Bennington area declined 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Bennington area compares
The same measures for Vermont 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 | Bennington area | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 15.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $393K | $434K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,071 | 1,315 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $629 | $654 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,325 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 8 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Bennington area, 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 the Bennington area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,630−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,987
- Median age
- 47.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 674 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $73,325+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,853
- Median home value
- $279,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,869
- Daytime population
- 38,521Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Vermont market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Vermont for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Vermont (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Bennington area marked.
Top small-town markets in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 25 | 124 | 13.5 | $492K | +1.5% | #492 of 527 |
| 1Barre, VT | 17 | 38 | 14.7 | $447K | −0.2% | #517 of 527 |
| 2Brattleboro, VT | 16 | 27 | 13.6 | $449K | −1.4% | #519 of 527 |
| 3Bennington, VT | 8 | 24 | 16.0 | $393K | −1.8% | #525 of 527 |
| 4Rutland, VT | 7 | 46 | 18.2 | $325K | −1.4% | #526 of 527 |
Other business types in the Bennington area
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 businesses8
- Veterinarians21
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores8
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Bennington, VT area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet businesses in the Bennington area. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Bennington, VT area spend on pets?
About $9.4M a year, or $629 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $393K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,987 households in the Bennington area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bennington, VT area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Bennington area has 16.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $393K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Bennington area would have about 11, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,071 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Bennington, VT area growing?
Population estimates put the Bennington area at 36,630 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,987 households. Median household income in the Bennington area is $73,325, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bennington area scores 8 for pet businesses (very low), #525 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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