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Pet stores in Cumberland County, NJ

The pet stores in Cumberland County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #373 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$31.5M
On pets · $586 a household
Spending per listing
$6.3M
39% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,148
+2.2% 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

At $586 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $31.5M a year on pets. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $6.3M per store, 39% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Cumberland County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 0.9 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #373 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 20 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Cumberland 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.

Pet stores in Cumberland County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.92.02.0
Spending per listing$6.3M$3.9M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,81013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−21.8%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$586$774$909
Median household income$67,436$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score5636

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
52 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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,148+2.2% since 2020
Households
53,781
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
317
Median household income
$67,436+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,848
Median home value
$221,400
Jobs located here
60,097
Daytime population
148,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for pet stores, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Cumberland County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Middlesex County, NJ73381.2$6.5M+2.6%#126 of 974
2Essex County, NJ70391.2$5.7M+4.2%#165 of 974
3Hudson County, NJ66401.3$5.5M+1.8%#225 of 974
4Union County, NJ63351.7$4.6M+5.0%#272 of 974
5Cumberland County, NJ5650.9$6.3M+2.2%#373 of 974
6Passaic County, NJ56281.6$4.5M+1.6%#383 of 974
7Ocean County, NJ56441.8$3.9M+5.6%#390 of 974
8Mercer County, NJ54292.0$3.8M+3.3%#414 of 974
9Somerset County, NJ47362.8$3.3M+3.5%#541 of 974
10Bergen County, NJ46912.6$3.4M+2.4%#556 of 974

Other business types in Cumberland County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Cumberland County, NJ?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Cumberland County. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Cumberland County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Cumberland County, NJ spend on pets?

About $31.5M a year, or $586 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.3M 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 53,781 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cumberland County, NJ compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Cumberland County has 0.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.3M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Cumberland County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 157,148 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 53,781 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $67,436 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.5% 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. Cumberland County scores 56 for pet stores (upper middle), #373 of 974 scored counties.

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 Cumberland County

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