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Pet stores in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area

The pet stores in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #276 of 382 scored metro areas
The only scored metro area based in Vermont

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$66.7M
On pets · $705 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.7
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
227,803
+0.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet stores in the Burlington-South Burlington metro area. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in the Burlington-South Burlington metro area comes to about $66.7M a year: $705 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 8% 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 Burlington-South Burlington metro area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 13,508 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Burlington-South Burlington metro area.

Population estimates show the Burlington-South Burlington metro area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Burlington-South Burlington metro area is 38 (lower middle), #276 of 382 scored metro areas and the only scored metro area based in Vermont.

How the Burlington-South Burlington metro area compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureBurlington-South Burlington metro areaVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.72.22.0
Spending per listing$4.2M$3M$4.5M
Households per official establishment13,50813,02013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$705$654$909
Median household income$93,043$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score3814

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
81
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$200K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Burlington-South Burlington 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 Burlington-South Burlington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
227,803+0.9% since 2020
Households
94,559
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,250 sq. mi.
People per square mile
182
Median household income
$93,043+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,646
Median home value
$401,000
Jobs located here
121,615
Daytime population
237,948Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Questions

How many pet stores are in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area?

The Burlington-South Burlington metro area has 16 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area spend on pets?

About $66.7M a year, or $705 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 94,559 households in the Burlington-South Burlington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Burlington-South Burlington metro area has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.2M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Burlington-South Burlington metro area would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,508 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is the Burlington-South Burlington, VT metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Burlington-South Burlington metro area at 227,803 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 94,559 households. Median household income in the Burlington-South Burlington metro area is $93,043, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.3%, 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 Burlington-South Burlington metro area scores 38 for pet stores (lower middle), #276 of 382 scored metro areas.

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