Market rankings · Massachusetts
Pet stores in Massachusetts
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Massachusetts, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 494
- 179 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 207
- −12.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $4.4M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #37 of 51
- Market score 41 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around any address in Massachusetts by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Massachusetts has 494 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.8 per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Massachusetts comes to about $2.2B a year: $776 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Massachusetts in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019. That is one for every 13,454 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 1.6% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Massachusetts.
Among the 50 states and DC, Massachusetts ranks #37 for pet stores, with a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest (47). Among 11 scored counties, Middlesex County scores highest (71).
Every market in Massachusetts for pet stores
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Massachusetts, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 47 | 347 | 1.8 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #213 of 382 |
| 2Worcester, MA | 44 | 59 | 1.8 | $4.2M | +3.7% | #239 of 382 |
| 3Springfield, MA | 30 | 32 | 1.7 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #328 of 382 |
| 4Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | 28 | 16 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +10.4% | #340 of 382 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 25 | 149 | 2.2 | $3.1M | +2.1% | #351 of 382 |
| 5Barnstable Town, MA | 21 | 29 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #365 of 382 |
| 6Pittsfield, MA | 8 | 16 | 2.8 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #381 of 382 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield, MA | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $6.4M | −0.3% | |
| Vineyard Haven, MA | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +3.1% | |
| Nantucket, MA | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +3.6% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Middlesex County, MA | 71 | 95 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +2.8% | #153 of 974 |
| 2Suffolk County, MA | 68 | 31 | 0.9 | $7.8M | +0.1% | #190 of 974 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 53 | 59 | 1.8 | $4.2M | +3.7% | #424 of 974 |
| 4Norfolk County, MA | 53 | 62 | 2.2 | $4M | +2.2% | #427 of 974 |
| 5Essex County, MA | 51 | 50 | 1.6 | $4.8M | +2.3% | #455 of 974 |
| 6Plymouth County, MA | 49 | 44 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +3.5% | #499 of 974 |
| 7Bristol County, MA | 41 | 51 | 2.2 | $3.1M | +2.9% | #637 of 974 |
| 8Hampden County, MA | 39 | 32 | 1.7 | $3.5M | +0.2% | #657 of 974 |
| 9Hampshire County, MA | 38 | 16 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +10.4% | #676 of 974 |
| 10Barnstable County, MA | 32 | 29 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #757 of 974 |
| 11Berkshire County, MA | 17 | 16 | 2.8 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #919 of 974 |
| Franklin County, MA | Not scored | 3 | 1.0 | $6.4M | −0.3% | |
| Dukes County, MA | Not scored | 3 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +3.1% | |
| Nantucket County, MA | Not scored | 3 | 5.7 | $1.6M | +3.6% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pet stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pet stores are in Massachusetts?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 494 pet stores in Massachusetts. 179 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 207 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 12.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Massachusetts spend on pets?
About $2.2B a year, or $776 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 494 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 2,785,042 households in Massachusetts and national spending patterns by income.
How does Massachusetts compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Massachusetts has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.4M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Massachusetts would have about 478, against 494 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,454 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
Which market in Massachusetts has the highest market score for pet stores?
Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Massachusetts, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). Among 11 scored counties in Massachusetts, Middlesex County scores highest, at 71 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Massachusetts scores 41 for pet stores (lower middle), #37 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Massachusetts. 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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Related business types in Massachusetts
- Pet businesses2,849 listings
- Veterinarians792 listings
- Pet grooming and boarding1,211 listings
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