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Pet businesses in Maui County, HI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Maui County, HI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #210 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 45
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $62.9M
- On pets · $1,127 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,592
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Maui County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #210 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 4 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 pet businesses in Maui County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 9%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Maui County comes to about $62.9M a year: $1,127 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 59% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Maui County in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,327 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Maui County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Maui County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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.
| Measure | Maui County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 7.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.6M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,327 | 2,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +14.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,127 | $1,140 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,161 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 24+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 211
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 454 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 care, veterinarians and pet stores in Maui 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 Maui County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,592−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 55,841
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,162 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 142
- Median household income
- $97,161+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,649
- Median home value
- $904,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,578
- Daytime population
- 133,480Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kauai County, HI | 85 | 14 | 5.9 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #23 of 2,200 |
| 2Hawaii County, HI | 82 | 61 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +4.6% | #46 of 2,200 |
| 3Honolulu County, HI | 76 | 230 | 6.8 | $1.7M | −2.3% | #132 of 2,200 |
| 4Maui County, HI | 72 | 45 | 8.1 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #210 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Maui 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Maui County, HI?
There are 45 pet businesses on map listings in Maui County as of September 2026. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. Official counts list 85 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maui County, HI spend on pets?
About $62.9M a year, or $1,127 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,841 households in Maui County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maui County, HI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Maui County has 8.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Maui County would have about 72, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,327 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Maui County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Maui County at 160,592 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,841 households. The median household income in Maui County is $97,161 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Maui County scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #210 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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