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Pets · Small-town market · Delaware

Pet businesses in the Seaford, DE area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Seaford, DE area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 77 out of 100: High

Ranked #21 of 527 scored small-town markets
The only scored small-town market based in Delaware

Listings
123
17 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
53
−3.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$101.1M
On pets · $950 a household
Spending per listing
$822K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
277,140
+16.1% 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

For pet businesses, the Seaford area has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #21 of 527 scored small-town markets and the only scored small-town market based in Delaware. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet businesses.

Households in the Seaford area spend about $101.1M a year on pets, or $950 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $822K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 123 pet businesses on map listings in the Seaford area as of September 2026. 17 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.6, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Seaford area was 53 in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Seaford area. Population estimates put the population change in the Seaford area from 2020 to 2025 at +16.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Seaford area compares

The same measures for Delaware and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 businesses in Seaford, DE area compared with Delaware and the U.S.
MeasureSeaford areaDelawareU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.69.610.4
Spending per listing$822K$1M$878K
Households per official establishment2,0082,0621,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.6%+3.2%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.1%+6.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$950$980$909
Median household income$81,497$84,954$80,734
Groundwork market score7783

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
53−3.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
428
Annual payroll, 2023
$17.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
187Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12317 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Seaford 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 Seaford area

Population, 2025 estimate
277,140+16.1% since 2020
Households
106,441
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
936 sq. mi.
People per square mile
273
Median household income
$81,497
Average household income
$109,287
Median home value
$382,600
Jobs located here
85,870
Daytime population
239,628Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Other business types in the Seaford area

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Questions

How many pet businesses are in the Seaford, DE area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 123 pet businesses in the Seaford area. 17 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 187 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Seaford, DE area spend on pets?

About $101.1M a year, or $950 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $822K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,441 households in the Seaford area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Seaford, DE area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

The Seaford area has 11.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $822K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Seaford area would have about 115, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,008 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is the Seaford, DE area growing?

Population estimates put the Seaford area at 277,140 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,441 households. Median household income in the Seaford area is $81,497, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Seaford area scores 77 for pet businesses (high), #21 of 527 scored small-town markets.

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