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Pet stores in Cape May County, NJ
How Cape May County, NJ compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #892 of 974 scored counties
#20 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.8M
- On pets · $709 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,390
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cape May County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #892 of 974 scored counties and #20 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet stores in Cape May County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Cape May County spend about $31.8M a year on pets, or $709 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per store, 36% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Cape May County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 8,977 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cape May County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cape May County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Cape May County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $3.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,977 | 13,810 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −21.8% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $709 | $774 | $909 |
| Median household income | $91,128 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $741K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Cape May 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 Cape May County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,390−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 44,884
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 377
- Median household income
- $91,128+35.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $122,129
- Median home value
- $434,600
- Jobs located here
- 34,945
- Daytime population
- 90,601Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Middlesex County, NJ | 73 | 38 | 1.2 | $6.5M | +2.6% | #126 of 974 |
| 2Essex County, NJ | 70 | 39 | 1.2 | $5.7M | +4.2% | #165 of 974 |
| 3Hudson County, NJ | 66 | 40 | 1.3 | $5.5M | +1.8% | #225 of 974 |
| 4Union County, NJ | 63 | 35 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +5.0% | #272 of 974 |
| 5Cumberland County, NJ | 56 | 5 | 0.9 | $6.3M | +2.2% | #373 of 974 |
| 6Passaic County, NJ | 56 | 28 | 1.6 | $4.5M | +1.6% | #383 of 974 |
| 7Ocean County, NJ | 56 | 44 | 1.8 | $3.9M | +5.6% | #390 of 974 |
| 8Mercer County, NJ | 54 | 29 | 2.0 | $3.8M | +3.3% | #414 of 974 |
| 9Somerset County, NJ | 47 | 36 | 2.8 | $3.3M | +3.5% | #541 of 974 |
| 10Bergen County, NJ | 46 | 91 | 2.6 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #556 of 974 |
| 20Cape May County, NJ | 21 | 11 | 2.5 | $2.9M | −1.7% | #892 of 974 |
Other business types in Cape May 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores21
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Cape May County, NJ?
Cape May County has 11 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) 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 Cape May County, NJ spend on pets?
About $31.8M a year, or $709 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,884 households in Cape May County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cape May County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Cape May County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.9M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Cape May County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,977 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Cape May County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Cape May County at 93,390 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 44,884 households. Median household income in Cape May County is $91,128, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.9%, 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. Cape May County scores 21 for pet stores (low), #892 of 974 scored counties.
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