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Pet stores in Berkshire County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Berkshire County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #919 of 974 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 16
- 7 chain locations (44%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.8M
- On pets · $639 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Berkshire County has a Groundwork market score of 17 (low): #919 of 974 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet stores in Berkshire County. Chain locations make up 44% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Berkshire County comes to about $36.8M a year: $639 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pet stores, that is $2.3M per store, 49% 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 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Berkshire County in 2023. That is one for every 9,598 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Berkshire County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Berkshire 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 | Berkshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,598 | 13,454 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $639 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 167 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Berkshire 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 Berkshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents 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 |
| 11Berkshire County, MA | 17 | 16 | 2.8 | $2.3M | −1.2% | #919 of 974 |
Other business types in Berkshire 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 businesses23
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Berkshire County, MA?
Berkshire County has 16 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Berkshire County, MA spend on pets?
About $36.8M a year, or $639 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,585 households in Berkshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Berkshire County has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% 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 national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Berkshire County would have about 8, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,598 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Berkshire County at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. Median household income in Berkshire County is $76,013, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Berkshire County scores 17 for pet stores (low), #919 of 974 scored counties.
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