Pets · County · Massachusetts
Pet stores in Middlesex County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Middlesex County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #153 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 95
- 39 chain locations (41%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- −15.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $557.8M
- On pets · $880 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $880 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Middlesex County spend about $557.8M a year on pets. That works out to $5.9M per store, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Middlesex County has 95 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 41% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Middlesex County was 45 in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019. That is one for every 14,094 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Middlesex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Middlesex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Middlesex County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #153 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,094 | 13,454 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.1% | −12.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $880 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 45−15.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 708
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents 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 Middlesex 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Middlesex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 95 pet stores in Middlesex County. 39 of them (41%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 15.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on pets?
About $557.8M a year, or $880 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Middlesex County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.9M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 123, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,094 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.1% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Middlesex County scores 71 for pet stores (upper middle), #153 of 974 scored counties.
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