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Pet businesses in Waldo County, ME
The pet businesses in Waldo County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 15 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,168 of 2,200 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 26
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On pets · $582 a household
- Spending per listing
- $391K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,693
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Waldo County scores 15 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,168 of 2,200 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $582 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Waldo County spend about $10.2M a year on pets. That is about $391K of household spending for each business on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 26 pet businesses on map listings in Waldo County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Waldo County in 2023. That is one for every 971 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Waldo County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Waldo 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 | Waldo County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $391K | $421K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 971 | 1,265 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $582 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,782 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 15 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 120
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 261 chain location
- 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 Waldo 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 Waldo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,693+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,470
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 730 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $72,782+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,541
- Median home value
- $257,700
- Jobs located here
- 11,338
- Daytime population
- 35,620Residents 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 |
| 16Waldo County, ME | 15 | 26 | 14.9 | $391K | +2.6% | #2,168 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Waldo 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 businesses15
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Waldo County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 pet businesses in Waldo County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Waldo County, ME spend on pets?
About $10.2M a year, or $582 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $391K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,470 households in Waldo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waldo County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Waldo County has 14.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $391K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Waldo County would have about 12, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 971 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Waldo County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Waldo County at 40,693 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,470 households. Median household income in Waldo County is $72,782, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Waldo County scores 15 for pet businesses (low), #2,168 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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