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Pet businesses in Sagadahoc County, ME

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Sagadahoc County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 19 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,132 of 2,200 scored counties
#14 of 16 scored counties in Maine

Listings
30
6 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On pets · $656 a household
Spending per listing
$360K
59% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.2
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
37,979
+3.4% 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

Sagadahoc County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,132 of 2,200 scored counties and #14 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on pets in Sagadahoc County comes to about $10.8M a year: $656 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 30 pet businesses, that is $360K per business, 59% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 30 pet businesses on map listings in Sagadahoc County as of September 2026. 6 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.2, 75% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sagadahoc County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 1,265 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sagadahoc County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sagadahoc 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.

Pet businesses in Sagadahoc County, ME compared with Maine and the U.S.
MeasureSagadahoc CountyMaineU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.214.810.4
Spending per listing$360K$421K$878K
Households per official establishment1,2651,2651,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+22.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+3.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$656$622$909
Median household income$87,806$74,733$80,734
Groundwork market score1916

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 13
Employees, 2023
153
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
40Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
306 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Sagadahoc 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 Sagadahoc County

Population, 2025 estimate
37,979+3.4% since 2020
Households
16,446
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
254 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$87,806+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,102
Median home value
$333,300
Jobs located here
16,774
Daytime population
36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Maine

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The highest-scoring counties in Maine for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Sagadahoc County marked.

Top counties in Maine

Counties in Maine ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Piscataquis County, ME5556.0$893K+3.5%#859 of 2,200
2Franklin County, ME411713.4$399K+4.6%#1,508 of 2,200
3Somerset County, ME382912.5$414K+2.3%#1,623 of 2,200
4Androscoggin County, ME345511.7$488K+4.8%#1,769 of 2,200
5Aroostook County, ME293612.0$434K−0.7%#1,912 of 2,200
6Oxford County, ME272811.6$473K+4.2%#1,962 of 2,200
7York County, ME2513715.0$450K+4.8%#2,012 of 2,200
8Washington County, ME252316.2$319K+0.8%#2,024 of 2,200
9Cumberland County, ME2322116.7$434K+4.5%#2,060 of 2,200
10Kennebec County, ME228716.0$362K+3.5%#2,084 of 2,200
14Sagadahoc County, ME193018.2$360K+3.4%#2,132 of 2,200

Other business types in Sagadahoc County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Sagadahoc County, ME?

As of September 2026, map listings count 30 pet businesses in Sagadahoc County. 6 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Sagadahoc County, ME spend on pets?

About $10.8M a year, or $656 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $360K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,446 households in Sagadahoc County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sagadahoc County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Sagadahoc County has 18.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $360K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sagadahoc County would have about 12, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,265 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Sagadahoc County, ME growing?

Population estimates put Sagadahoc County at 37,979 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,446 households. Median household income in Sagadahoc County is $87,806, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Sagadahoc County scores 19 for pet businesses (low), #2,132 of 2,200 scored counties.

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