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Pet stores in Dukes County, MA

How Dukes County, MA 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
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.4M
On pets · $839 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
53% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.0
Twice the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,219
+3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet stores in Dukes County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in Dukes County spend about $6.4M a year on pets, or $839 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet stores, that is $2.1M per store, 53% 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 Dukes County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Dukes County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Dukes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dukes 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.

Pet stores in Dukes County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureDukes CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.01.82.0
Spending per listing$2.1M$4.4M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,45413,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$839$776$909
Median household income$125,786$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored41

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,219+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
203
Median household income
$125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$207,940
Median home value
$1,165,800
Jobs located here
7,891
Daytime population
20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for pet stores, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Dukes County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Middlesex County, MA71951.5$5.9M+2.8%#153 of 974
2Suffolk County, MA68310.9$7.8M+0.1%#190 of 974
3Worcester County, MA53591.8$4.2M+3.7%#424 of 974
4Norfolk County, MA53622.2$4M+2.2%#427 of 974
5Essex County, MA51501.6$4.8M+2.3%#455 of 974
6Plymouth County, MA49442.2$3.7M+3.5%#499 of 974
7Bristol County, MA41512.2$3.1M+2.9%#637 of 974
8Hampden County, MA39321.7$3.5M+0.2%#657 of 974
9Hampshire County, MA38162.6$2.7M+10.4%#676 of 974
10Barnstable County, MA32292.7$2.7M+2.4%#757 of 974
Dukes County, MANot scored34.0$2.1M+3.1%

Other business types in Dukes County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Dukes County, MA?

Dukes County has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Dukes County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on pets?

About $6.4M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Dukes County has 4.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.1M, 53% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Dukes County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes 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?

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