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Pet stores in Plymouth County, MA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Plymouth County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #499 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 44
- 11 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $164.5M
- On pets · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,829
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 pet stores in Plymouth County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.2 for every 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $810 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Plymouth County spend about $164.5M a year on pets. That works out to $3.7M per store, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Plymouth County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 11,286 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $418K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Plymouth County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Plymouth County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Plymouth County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #499 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Plymouth 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 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,286 | 13,454 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.3% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $810 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $114,201 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 218
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4411 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $418K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,829+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,141
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 813
- Median household income
- $114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,137
- Median home value
- $556,000
- Jobs located here
- 195,609
- Daytime population
- 454,742Residents 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 Plymouth 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Plymouth County, MA?
There are 44 pet stores on map listings in Plymouth County as of September 2026. 11 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on pets?
About $164.5M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Plymouth County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.7M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Plymouth County would have about 36, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,286 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 49 for pet stores (lower middle), #499 of 974 scored counties.
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