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Pet businesses in Knox County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Knox County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,147 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 26
- 5 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On pets · $625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.1
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Knox County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,147 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pet businesses in Knox County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.1, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Knox County spend about $11.6M a year on pets, or $625 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 pet businesses, that is $445K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Knox County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $989K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Knox County. Population estimates show Knox County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.1 | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $421K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,320 | 1,265 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $625 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 109
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $989K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Piscataquis County, ME | 55 | 5 | 6.0 | $893K | +3.5% | #859 of 2,200 |
| 2Franklin County, ME | 41 | 17 | 13.4 | $399K | +4.6% | #1,508 of 2,200 |
| 3Somerset County, ME | 38 | 29 | 12.5 | $414K | +2.3% | #1,623 of 2,200 |
| 4Androscoggin County, ME | 34 | 55 | 11.7 | $488K | +4.8% | #1,769 of 2,200 |
| 5Aroostook County, ME | 29 | 36 | 12.0 | $434K | −0.7% | #1,912 of 2,200 |
| 6Oxford County, ME | 27 | 28 | 11.6 | $473K | +4.2% | #1,962 of 2,200 |
| 7York County, ME | 25 | 137 | 15.0 | $450K | +4.8% | #2,012 of 2,200 |
| 8Washington County, ME | 25 | 23 | 16.2 | $319K | +0.8% | #2,024 of 2,200 |
| 9Cumberland County, ME | 23 | 221 | 16.7 | $434K | +4.5% | #2,060 of 2,200 |
| 10Kennebec County, ME | 22 | 87 | 16.0 | $362K | +3.5% | #2,084 of 2,200 |
| 15Knox County, ME | 17 | 26 | 14.1 | $445K | +1.1% | #2,147 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Knox 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 businesses17
- Veterinarians18
- Pet grooming and boarding20
- Pet stores17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Knox County, ME?
There are 26 pet businesses on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. 5 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on pets?
About $11.6M a year, or $625 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $445K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Knox County has 14.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $445K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Knox County would have about 13, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 17 for pet businesses (low), #2,147 of 2,200 scored counties.
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