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Pet businesses in Allegany County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Allegany County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 2,200 scored counties
#21 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.7M
- On pets · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $648K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 pet businesses in Allegany County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Allegany County comes to about $20.7M a year: $757 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 pet businesses, that is $648K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Allegany County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,489 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Allegany County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Allegany County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,393 of 2,200 scored counties and #21 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Allegany County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $648K | $1.3M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,489 | 2,095 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $757 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 88 | 55 | 9.0 | $1.3M | +5.9% | #10 of 2,200 |
| 2Prince George’s County, MD | 85 | 133 | 3.8 | $2.8M | +0.5% | #21 of 2,200 |
| 3Dorchester County, MD | 84 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #35 of 2,200 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 77 | 49 | 12.1 | $837K | +3.2% | #124 of 2,200 |
| 5Montgomery County, MD | 76 | 308 | 7.9 | $1.6M | +1.3% | #133 of 2,200 |
| 6Baltimore city, MD | 74 | 119 | 4.7 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #170 of 2,200 |
| 7Baltimore County, MD | 72 | 260 | 7.8 | $1.3M | −0.7% | #211 of 2,200 |
| 8Frederick County, MD | 72 | 133 | 12.7 | $969K | +11.0% | #226 of 2,200 |
| 9St. Mary’s County, MD | 71 | 52 | 12.3 | $982K | +2.4% | #247 of 2,200 |
| 10Calvert County, MD | 70 | 38 | 11.4 | $1.1M | +1.7% | #271 of 2,200 |
| 21Allegany County, MD | 43 | 32 | 11.7 | $648K | −1.6% | #1,393 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Allegany 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Allegany County, MD?
There are 32 pet businesses on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on pets?
About $20.7M a year, or $757 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $648K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Allegany County has 11.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $648K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Allegany County would have about 24, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,489 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,200 scored counties.
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