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Pet businesses in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area
The pet businesses in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #339 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine
- Listings
- 55
- 9 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On pets · $571 a household
- Spending per listing
- $488K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,487
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #339 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 pet businesses in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.7, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $571 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area spend about $26.8M a year on pets. Spread across 55 pet businesses, that is $488K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lewiston-Auburn metro area grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lewiston-Auburn metro area 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 | Lewiston-Auburn metro area | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $488K | $421K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,956 | 1,265 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $571 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,873 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 559 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Lewiston-Auburn metro 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 Lewiston-Auburn metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,487+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 46,953
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 242
- Median household income
- $67,873+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,271
- Median home value
- $252,800
- Jobs located here
- 50,802
- Daytime population
- 111,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Maine for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with the Lewiston-Auburn metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 30 | 55 | 11.7 | $488K | +4.8% | #339 of 387 |
| 2Portland-South Portland, ME | 17 | 388 | 16.2 | $434K | +4.5% | #376 of 387 |
| 3Bangor, ME | 17 | 102 | 15.6 | $370K | +3.8% | #377 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area
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 businesses30
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 55 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (16%) 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. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area spend on pets?
About $26.8M a year, or $571 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $488K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,953 households in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Lewiston-Auburn metro area has 11.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $488K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area would have about 31, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,956 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston-Auburn, ME metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston-Auburn metro area at 116,487 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,953 households. The median household income in the Lewiston-Auburn metro area is $67,873 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. The Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #339 of 387 scored metro areas.
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