Pets · County · Vermont
Pet businesses in Windham County, VT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Windham County, VT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,146 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 27
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On pets · $613 a household
- Spending per listing
- $449K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Windham County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,146 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 12 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Windham County comes to about $12.1M a year: $613 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That works out to $449K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 27 pet businesses on map listings in Windham County as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Windham County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,649 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Windham County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Windham 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 | Windham County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 15.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $449K | $434K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,649 | 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 | $613 | $654 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 7 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 35Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 273 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Windham 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 Windham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents 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 Windham 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 businesses17
- Veterinarians20
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Windham County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 pet businesses in Windham County. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 35 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Windham County, VT spend on pets?
About $12.1M a year, or $613 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $449K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Windham County has 13.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $449K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Windham County would have about 14, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,649 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Windham County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 17 for pet businesses (low), #2,146 of 2,200 scored counties.
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