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Pet stores in Somerset County, ME
The pet stores in Somerset County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
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
- $12M
- On pets · $518 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,620
- +2.3% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Somerset County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in Somerset County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $518 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Somerset County spend about $12M a year on pets. Spread across 3 pet stores, that is $4M per store, 11% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Somerset County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Somerset County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $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 | +2.3% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $518 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,179 | $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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,620+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,209
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,924 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $58,179+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,305
- Median home value
- $166,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,253
- Daytime population
- 42,930Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Somerset County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for pet stores, numbered among those based in Maine, with Somerset 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 |
| Somerset County, ME | Not scored | 3 | 1.3 | $4M | +2.3% |
Other business types in Somerset 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians38
- Pet grooming and boarding16
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Somerset County, ME?
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Somerset County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Somerset County, ME spend on pets?
About $12M a year, or $518 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,209 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Somerset County has 1.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4M, 11% 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 Somerset County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 51,620 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,209 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $58,179, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.5%, 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. Somerset 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 Somerset 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.
How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Somerset County
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