Pets · County · Connecticut
Pet stores in the Capitol Planning Region, CT
How the Capitol Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #670 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 83
- 28 chain locations (34%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $283.9M
- On pets · $726 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 994,115
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Capitol Planning Region spend about $283.9M a year on pets, or $726 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.4M per store, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
The Capitol Planning Region has 83 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 34% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.1, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 39 businesses with payroll in the Capitol Planning Region classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 10,029 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $451K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Capitol Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Capitol Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Capitol Planning Region scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #670 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Capitol Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 | Capitol Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.2M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,029 | 11,565 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −22.5% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $726 | $742 | $909 |
| Median household income | $93,394 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39
- Employees, 2023
- 511
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8328 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 63The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $451K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Capitol Planning Region, 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 Capitol Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 994,115+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 391,113
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,027 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 951
- Median household income
- $93,394
- Average household income
- $125,849
- Median home value
- $323,700
- Jobs located here
- 527,329
- Daytime population
- 1,033,267Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 49 | 18 | 2.4 | $3.2M | +2.3% | #505 of 974 |
| 2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 47 | 48 | 2.1 | $3.4M | +2.5% | #539 of 974 |
| 3Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 46 | 31 | 2.6 | $2.8M | +4.1% | #561 of 974 |
| 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 42 | 40 | 2.2 | $3.1M | +3.2% | #626 of 974 |
| 5Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 39 | 70 | 3.0 | $3M | +3.5% | #662 of 974 |
| 6Capitol Planning Region, CT | 38 | 83 | 2.1 | $3.4M | +3.1% | #670 of 974 |
| 7Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 37 | 8 | 2.0 | $3.4M | +3.0% | #682 of 974 |
| 8Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 35 | 12 | 2.5 | $2.9M | +2.2% | #711 of 974 |
| 9Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 30 | 26 | 2.2 | $3M | +2.0% | #775 of 974 |
Other business types in the Capitol Planning Region
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 businesses45
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Capitol Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 83 pet stores in the Capitol Planning Region. 28 of them (34%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 39 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Capitol Planning Region, CT spend on pets?
About $283.9M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 83 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 391,113 households in the Capitol Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Capitol Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Capitol Planning Region has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.4M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Capitol Planning Region would have about 63, against 83 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,029 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is the Capitol Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Capitol Planning Region at 994,115 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 391,113 households. The median household income in the Capitol Planning Region is $93,394 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Capitol Planning Region scores 38 for pet stores (lower middle), #670 of 974 scored counties.
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