Pets · Metro area · New Hampshire
Pet stores in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area
How the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #376 of 382 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 50
- 15 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $129M
- On pets · $765 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,415
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Manchester-Nashua metro area is 17 (low), #376 of 382 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in New Hampshire. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 50 pet stores in the Manchester-Nashua metro area. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 30%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in the Manchester-Nashua metro area comes to about $129M a year: $765 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per store, 43% 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 the Manchester-Nashua metro area was 22 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,670 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $140K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Manchester-Nashua metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Manchester-Nashua metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Manchester-Nashua metro area 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 | Manchester-Nashua metro area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,670 | 7,218 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.3% | +6.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $765 | $740 | $909 |
| Median household income | $103,545 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 12 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22−4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 295
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5015 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Manchester-Nashua metro area, 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 the Manchester-Nashua metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,415+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 168,740
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 877 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 486
- Median household income
- $103,545+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,601
- Median home value
- $421,100
- Jobs located here
- 221,067
- Daytime population
- 417,173Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Hampshire for pet stores, numbered among those based in New Hampshire (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Manchester-Nashua metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 47 | 347 | 1.8 | $4.6M | +2.3% | #213 of 382 |
| 1Manchester-Nashua, NH | 17 | 50 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #376 of 382 |
Other business types in the Manchester-Nashua metro area
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 businesses19
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area?
The Manchester-Nashua metro area has 50 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.
How much do households in the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area spend on pets?
About $129M a year, or $765 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,740 households in the Manchester-Nashua metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Manchester-Nashua metro area has 3.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.6M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Manchester-Nashua metro area would have about 29, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,670 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is the Manchester-Nashua, NH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Manchester-Nashua metro area at 433,415 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,740 households. Median household income in the Manchester-Nashua metro area is $103,545, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. The Manchester-Nashua metro area scores 17 for pet stores (low), #376 of 382 scored metro areas.
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