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Pet stores in Orleans County, VT

How Orleans County, VT compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.1M
On pets · $586 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
61% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
65% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,600
+0.7% 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

Household spending on pets in Orleans County comes to about $7.1M a year: $586 per household, 36% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 61% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 4 pet stores on map listings in Orleans County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 65% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

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

Population estimates put the population change in Orleans County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet stores on map listings, Orleans County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Orleans 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 Orleans County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureOrleans CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.32.22.0
Spending per listing$1.8M$3M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,02013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+5.0%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$586$654$909
Median household income$70,103$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored14

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
40 chain locations
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 Orleans 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 Orleans County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,600+0.7% since 2020
Households
12,072
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
695 sq. mi.
People per square mile
40
Median household income
$70,103+42.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,678
Median home value
$223,400
Jobs located here
10,647
Daytime population
26,070Residents 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 Orleans 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
Orleans County, VTNot scored43.3$1.8M+0.7%

Other business types in Orleans County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Orleans County, VT?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Orleans County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Orleans County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.1M 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 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 12,072 households in Orleans County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Orleans County has 3.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 65% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.8M, 61% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Orleans County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Orleans County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Orleans County at 27,600 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,072 households. The median household income in Orleans County is $70,103 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.6% 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. Orleans County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Orleans County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Orleans County

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