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Pet stores in Barnstable County, MA
The pet stores in Barnstable County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #757 of 974 scored counties
#10 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 29
- 7 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $78.4M
- On pets · $741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 233,539
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Barnstable County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #757 of 974 scored counties and #10 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet stores in Barnstable County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $741 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Barnstable County spend about $78.4M a year on pets. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Barnstable County in 2023. That is one for every 10,578 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $256K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Barnstable County. Population estimates put the population change in Barnstable County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Barnstable County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Barnstable County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,578 | 13,454 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $741 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,241 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 297 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $256K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Barnstable 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 Barnstable County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 233,539+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 105,777
- Median age
- 53.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 394 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 588
- Median household income
- $95,241+28.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $134,349
- Median home value
- $629,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,424
- Daytime population
- 221,377Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| 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 |
Other business types in Barnstable 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding25
- Pet stores32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Barnstable County, MA?
There are 29 pet stores on map listings in Barnstable County as of September 2026. 7 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Barnstable County, MA spend on pets?
About $78.4M a year, or $741 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,777 households in Barnstable County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barnstable County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Barnstable County has 2.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.7M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Barnstable County would have about 17, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,578 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Barnstable County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Barnstable County at 233,539 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,777 households. Median household income in Barnstable County is $95,241, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.1%, 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. Barnstable County scores 32 for pet stores (lower middle), #757 of 974 scored counties.
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