Pets · Metro area · Maryland
Pet businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area
The pet businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #43 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 123
- 14 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $107.6M
- On pets · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $874K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,280
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 123 pet businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area spend about $107.6M a year on pets, or $910 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $874K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area was 53 in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,230 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 174 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $487K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area.
Population estimates show the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area grew 7.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is 73 (upper middle), #43 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area 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 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $874K | $1.3M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,230 | 2,095 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | +1.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $910 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 589
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 174Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 122The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $487K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area, 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 the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,280+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 118,181
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 300
- Median household income
- $78,802+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,922
- Median home value
- $278,100
- Jobs located here
- 107,689
- Daytime population
- 269,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 81 | 1,932 | 8.1 | $1.5M | +3.3% | #11 of 387 |
| 1Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 73 | 123 | 10.4 | $874K | +7.1% | #43 of 387 |
| 2Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 71 | 978 | 8.7 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #47 of 387 |
| 3Lexington Park, MD | 65 | 90 | 11.9 | $1M | +2.1% | #80 of 387 |
| 4Salisbury, MD | 53 | 53 | 10.9 | $813K | +2.9% | #172 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 48 | 2,176 | 8.8 | $851K | +1.4% | #207 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
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 businesses73
- Veterinarians78
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores81
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 123 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 174 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area spend on pets?
About $107.6M a year, or $910 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $874K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,181 households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 10.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $874K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area would have about 122, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,230 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area at 315,280 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,181 households. The median household income in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is $78,802 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #43 of 387 scored metro areas.
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