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Pet stores in Nantucket County, MA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Nantucket County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On pets · $932 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
2.9 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,758
+3.6% 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

Households in Nantucket County spend about $4.9M a year on pets, or $932 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet stores, that is $1.6M per store, 64% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Nantucket County as of September 2026. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Nantucket County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Nantucket County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Nantucket County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Nantucket 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 Nantucket County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureNantucket CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.71.82.0
Spending per listing$1.6M$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+3.6%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$932$776$909
Median household income$139,688$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
30 chain locations
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 Nantucket 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 Nantucket County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,758+3.6% since 2020
Households
5,252
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
46 sq. mi.
People per square mile
314
Median household income
$139,688+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$205,560
Median home value
$1,593,800
Jobs located here
6,570
Daytime population
13,667Residents 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 Nantucket 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
Nantucket County, MANot scored35.7$1.6M+3.6%

Other business types in Nantucket County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Nantucket County, MA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet stores in Nantucket County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Nantucket County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.9M a year, or $932 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 5,252 households in Nantucket County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nantucket County has 5.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.9 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.6M, 64% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Nantucket County would have about 1, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Nantucket County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Nantucket County at 14,758 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,252 households. The median household income in Nantucket County is $139,688 a year, 73% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Nantucket 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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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Nantucket County

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