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Pet businesses in Anne Arundel County, MD
The pet businesses in Anne Arundel County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #340 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 227
- 52 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 152
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $278.8M
- On pets · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 603,380
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 227 pet businesses in Anne Arundel County. 52 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Anne Arundel County spend about $278.8M a year on pets, or $1,241 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 227 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 40% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Anne Arundel County was 152 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,479 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 525 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Anne Arundel County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anne Arundel County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Anne Arundel County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #340 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 23 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anne Arundel 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 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,479 | 2,095 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +1.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,241 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $124,911 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 133 → 152+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,314
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 525Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22752 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 318The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 603,380+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 224,748
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,442
- Median household income
- $124,911+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,835
- Median home value
- $467,900
- Jobs located here
- 269,614
- Daytime population
- 605,412Residents 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 |
| 13Anne Arundel County, MD | 68 | 227 | 10.1 | $1.2M | +1.7% | #340 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Anne Arundel 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Anne Arundel County, MD?
Anne Arundel County has 227 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 52 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Another 525 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on pets?
About $278.8M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 227 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,748 households in Anne Arundel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anne Arundel County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Anne Arundel County has 10.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 40% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 318, against 227 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,479 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Anne Arundel County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Anne Arundel County at 603,380 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,748 households. The median household income in Anne Arundel County is $124,911 a year, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Anne Arundel County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #340 of 2,200 scored counties.
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