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Pet stores in Chittenden County, VT
How Chittenden County, VT 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #634 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.7M
- On pets · $723 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,115
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet stores in Chittenden County. Chain locations make up 17% 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.
At $723 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Chittenden County spend about $51.7M a year on pets. That is about $4.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Chittenden County in 2023. That is one for every 10,208 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 Chittenden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chittenden County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Chittenden County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #634 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Vermont.
How Chittenden County 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.
| Measure | Chittenden County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,208 | 13,020 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $723 | $654 | $909 |
| Median household income | $96,759 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 14 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 81
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,115+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 71,456
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 537 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 316
- Median household income
- $96,759+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $123,699
- Median home value
- $439,200
- Jobs located here
- 103,357
- Daytime population
- 189,839Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chittenden County, VT | 41 | 12 | 1.7 | $4.3M | +0.4% | #634 of 974 |
| 2Washington County, VT | 14 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.4M | −0.2% | #932 of 974 |
| 3Lamoille County, VT | 12 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.3M | +1.4% | #949 of 974 |
| 4Rutland County, VT | 6 | 10 | 3.9 | $1.5M | −1.4% | #967 of 974 |
| 5Bennington County, VT | 5 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.3M | −1.8% | #970 of 974 |
Other business types in Chittenden 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 businesses20
- Veterinarians19
- Pet grooming and boarding19
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Chittenden County, VT?
Chittenden County has 12 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (17%) 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 Chittenden County, VT spend on pets?
About $51.7M a year, or $723 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,456 households in Chittenden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chittenden County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Chittenden County has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Chittenden County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,208 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Chittenden County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Chittenden County at 169,115 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,456 households. Median household income in Chittenden County is $96,759, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Chittenden County scores 41 for pet stores (lower middle), #634 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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