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Pet care in Connecticut

How many pet care exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 7 Connecticut counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Pet grooming · Boarding & kennels · Dog day care · Pet sitting services. Counted together because official statistics use one 812910 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 80% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in Connecticut

Pet care

208

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.5

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.6

per 10,000 present

State index

80%

vs. U.S.

Residents

3,416,332

in covered counties

Workers

1,405,318

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 7 Connecticut counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing pet care and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in Connecticut

City	County	Pet care	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
Farmington	Capitol Planning Region	70–228	977,746	442,961	0.6	92–230%	Range spans bands
Stratford	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	22–46	329,194	106,382	0.6	91–157%	Range spans bands
Stamford	Western Connecticut Planning Region	44–118	627,079	283,277	0.6	91–186%	Range spans bands
New Haven	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	31–73	570,734	263,302	0.4	70–151%	Range spans bands
Shelton	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	22–78	455,072	143,457	0.4	66–199%	Range spans bands
Groton	Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region	12–74	281,250	99,940	0.4	57–325%	Range spans bands
Middletown	Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region	7–53	175,257	65,999	0.3	53–403%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

92%

91%

91%

70%

66%

57%

53%

Most competitors per capita

53%

57%

66%

70%

91%

91%

92%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few pet care may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.