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Pet businesses in Lamoille County, VT
The pet businesses in Lamoille County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 14 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,178 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 27
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On pets · $638 a household
- Spending per listing
- $282K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,294
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Lamoille County is 14 (low), #2,178 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet businesses in Lamoille County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $638 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Lamoille County spend about $7.6M a year on pets. That is about $282K of household spending for each business on map listings, 68% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lamoille County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 1,325 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lamoille County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lamoille 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 | Lamoille County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 15.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $282K | $434K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,325 | 1,315 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $638 | $654 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,908 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 14 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 272 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,294+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,923
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,109
- Median home value
- $304,700
- Jobs located here
- 13,066
- Daytime population
- 26,674Residents 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 |
Other business types in Lamoille 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 businesses14
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores12
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Lamoille County, VT?
There are 27 pet businesses on map listings in Lamoille County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lamoille County, VT spend on pets?
About $7.6M a year, or $638 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $282K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lamoille County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lamoille County has 22.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $282K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 9, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,325 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Lamoille County scores 14 for pet businesses (low), #2,178 of 2,200 scored counties.
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