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Pet stores in Lamoille County, VT

How Lamoille 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 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #949 of 974 scored counties
#3 of 5 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On pets · $638 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
72% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.0
2.5 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,294
+1.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Lamoille County is 12 (low), #949 of 974 scored counties and #3 of 5 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on pets in Lamoille County comes to about $7.6M a year: $638 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per store, 72% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 6 pet stores on map listings in Lamoille County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Lamoille County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Lamoille County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lamoille 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.

Pet stores in Lamoille County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureLamoille CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.02.22.0
Spending per listing$1.3M$3M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,02013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$638$654$909
Median household income$74,908$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score1214

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
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,294+1.4% since 2020
Households
11,923
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,109
Median home value
$304,700
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
26,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Vermont

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The highest-scoring counties in Vermont for pet stores, numbered among those based in Vermont, with Lamoille County marked.

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chittenden County, VT41121.7$4.3M+0.4%#634 of 974
2Washington County, VT1472.7$2.4M−0.2%#932 of 974
3Lamoille County, VT1265.0$1.3M+1.4%#949 of 974
4Rutland County, VT6103.9$1.5M−1.4%#967 of 974
5Bennington County, VT574.7$1.3M−1.8%#970 of 974

Other business types in Lamoille County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Lamoille County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet stores in Lamoille County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Lamoille County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lamoille County, VT spend on pets?

About $7.6M a year, or $638 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lamoille County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Lamoille County has 5.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.3M, 72% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 2, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Lamoille County scores 12 for pet stores (low), #949 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 Lamoille County

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