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Pet businesses in Washington County, ME
How Washington County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,024 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On pets · $518 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.2
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,334
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle): #2,024 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Washington County spend about $7.3M a year on pets, or $518 per household, 43% below the U.S. average. That is about $319K of household spending for each business on map listings, 64% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Washington County has 23 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.2 for every 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,365 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington County. Population estimates show Washington County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.2 | 14.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $421K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,365 | 1,265 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $518 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,024 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 16 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,334+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,187
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,471
- Median home value
- $161,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,559
- Daytime population
- 29,732Residents 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 |
Other business types in Washington 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Washington County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pet businesses in Washington County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washington County, ME spend on pets?
About $7.3M a year, or $518 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Washington County has 16.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $319K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 8, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,365 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, 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. Washington County scores 25 for pet businesses (lower middle), #2,024 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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