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Pet stores in Knox County, ME
How Knox County, ME 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 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #918 of 974 scored counties
#8 of 8 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 5
- 3 chain locations (60%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On pets · $625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Knox County
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Knox County is 17 (low), #918 of 974 scored counties and #8 of 8 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Knox County comes to about $11.6M a year: $625 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 60% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Knox County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Knox County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 10,296 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +20.8% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $625 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 53 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 and pet supplies stores in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Knox County?
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Androscoggin County, ME | 46 | 7 | 1.5 | $3.8M | +4.8% | #552 of 974 |
| 2Penobscot County, ME | 37 | 18 | 2.8 | $2.1M | +3.8% | #691 of 974 |
| 3Kennebec County, ME | 35 | 13 | 2.4 | $2.4M | +3.5% | #716 of 974 |
| 4York County, ME | 34 | 18 | 2.0 | $3.4M | +4.8% | #721 of 974 |
| 5Hancock County, ME | 28 | 5 | 2.0 | $3.1M | +3.0% | #804 of 974 |
| 6Cumberland County, ME | 24 | 38 | 2.9 | $2.5M | +4.5% | #868 of 974 |
| 7Sagadahoc County, ME | 21 | 6 | 3.6 | $1.8M | +3.4% | #895 of 974 |
| 8Knox County, ME | 17 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #918 of 974 |
Other business types in Knox 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
- Veterinarians18
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Knox County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Knox County. 3 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Knox County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on pets?
About $11.6M a year, or $625 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Knox County has 2.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.3M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Knox County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 17 for pet stores (low), #918 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Knox County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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