Pets · County · New Hampshire
Pet stores in Grafton County, NH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Grafton County, NH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 16 out of 100: Low
Ranked #923 of 974 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 15
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.6M
- On pets · $690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Grafton County scores 16 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #923 of 974 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Grafton County spend about $25.6M a year on pets, or $690 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per store, 62% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 15 pet stores on map listings in Grafton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 4.0 per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Grafton County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 7,421 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Grafton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grafton County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Grafton County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,421 | 7,218 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $690 | $740 | $909 |
| Median household income | $88,261 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 16 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 152 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Grafton 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 Grafton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 37,107
- Median age
- 45.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,709 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $88,261+39.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,563
- Median home value
- $344,500
- Jobs located here
- 53,397
- Daytime population
- 103,226Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Merrimack County, NH | 35 | 16 | 2.6 | $2.7M | +2.6% | #712 of 974 |
| 2Cheshire County, NH | 26 | 7 | 2.3 | $2.9M | +2.3% | #839 of 974 |
| 3Hillsborough County, NH | 25 | 50 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #853 of 974 |
| 4Belknap County, NH | 24 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #866 of 974 |
| 5Rockingham County, NH | 24 | 50 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +3.0% | #873 of 974 |
| 6Strafford County, NH | 21 | 15 | 2.9 | $2.4M | +3.0% | #893 of 974 |
| 7Carroll County, NH | 18 | 9 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +5.0% | #913 of 974 |
| 8Grafton County, NH | 16 | 15 | 4.0 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #923 of 974 |
| 9Coos County, NH | 9 | 5 | 3.6 | $1.5M | +0.4% | #959 of 974 |
Other business types in Grafton 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 businesses21
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores16
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Grafton County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pet stores in Grafton County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Grafton County, NH spend on pets?
About $25.6M a year, or $690 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 37,107 households in Grafton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grafton County, NH compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Grafton County has 4.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.7M, 62% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Grafton County would have about 6, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,421 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Grafton County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Grafton County at 93,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,107 households. The median household income in Grafton County is $88,261 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.2% 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. Grafton County scores 16 for pet stores (low), #923 of 974 scored counties.
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