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Pet businesses in Bennington County, VT
The pet businesses in Bennington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 7 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,194 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties 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
For pet businesses, Bennington County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,194 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Bennington County 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.
There are 24 pet businesses on map listings in Bennington County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.0 for every 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Bennington County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. 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 Bennington County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bennington County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Bennington County 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 County | 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 | 7 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 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 Bennington 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 Bennington County
- 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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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Orange County, VT | 40 | 12 | 9.4 | $681K | +2.4% | #1,519 of 2,200 |
| 2Addison County, VT | 38 | 12 | 8.0 | $838K | +1.8% | #1,587 of 2,200 |
| 3Franklin County, VT | 36 | 28 | 14.0 | $451K | +2.3% | #1,703 of 2,200 |
| 4Orleans County, VT | 26 | 23 | 19.1 | $308K | +0.7% | #1,996 of 2,200 |
| 5Chittenden County, VT | 20 | 108 | 15.1 | $479K | +0.4% | #2,109 of 2,200 |
| 6Windham County, VT | 17 | 27 | 13.6 | $449K | −1.4% | #2,146 of 2,200 |
| 7Windsor County, VT | 16 | 37 | 14.6 | $448K | −0.7% | #2,155 of 2,200 |
| 8Washington County, VT | 16 | 38 | 14.7 | $447K | −0.2% | #2,156 of 2,200 |
| 9Caledonia County, VT | 14 | 25 | 19.1 | $307K | +0.8% | #2,177 of 2,200 |
| 10Lamoille County, VT | 14 | 27 | 22.6 | $282K | +1.4% | #2,178 of 2,200 |
| 11Bennington County, VT | 7 | 24 | 16.0 | $393K | −1.8% | #2,194 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Bennington 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 businesses7
- Veterinarians17
- Pet grooming and boarding11
- Pet stores5
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Bennington County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 pet businesses in Bennington County. 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. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bennington County, VT 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 Bennington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bennington County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Bennington County 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, Bennington County 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 Bennington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Bennington County 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 Bennington County 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. 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. Bennington County scores 7 for pet businesses (very low), #2,194 of 2,200 scored counties.
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