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Pet stores in Oxford County, ME
How Oxford County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.2M
- On pets · $548 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.2
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,346
- +4.2% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Oxford County
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What this means
Households in Oxford County spend about $13.2M a year on pets, or $548 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Oxford County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.2, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Oxford County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Oxford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Oxford County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Oxford County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Oxford 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 | Oxford County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.4M | $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 | +4.2% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $548 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,173 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 30 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
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Oxford 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 Oxford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,346+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,140
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,077 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,173+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,916
- Median home value
- $217,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,529
- Daytime population
- 49,370Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Oxford County?
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for pet stores, numbered among those based in Maine, with Oxford County marked.
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 |
| Oxford County, ME | Not scored | 3 | 1.2 | $4.4M | +4.2% |
Other business types in Oxford 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 businesses27
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding24
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Oxford County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet stores in Oxford County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Oxford County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Oxford County, ME spend on pets?
About $13.2M a year, or $548 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M 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 24,140 households in Oxford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Oxford County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Oxford County has 1.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.4M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is Oxford County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Oxford County at 60,346 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,140 households. The median household income in Oxford County is $60,173 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.3% 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. Oxford County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Oxford 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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