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Pet businesses in Queen Anne’s County, MD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Queen Anne’s County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #741 of 2,200 scored counties
#17 of 23 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
33
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$23.1M
On pets · $1,163 a household
Spending per listing
$701K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.6
60% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
54,448
+8.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Queen Anne’s County spend about $23.1M a year on pets, or $1,163 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $701K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 33 pet businesses on map listings in Queen Anne’s County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.6, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Queen Anne’s County in 2023. That is one for every 1,106 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $22K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Queen Anne’s County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Queen Anne’s County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Queen Anne’s County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #741 of 2,200 scored counties and #17 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.

How Queen Anne’s 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.

Pet businesses in Queen Anne’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureQueen Anne’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.68.610.4
Spending per listing$701K$1.3M$878K
Households per official establishment1,1062,0951,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.8%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,163$1,117$909
Median household income$112,826$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5880

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 18
Employees, 2023
185
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
50Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
332 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$22K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Queen Anne’s 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 Queen Anne’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
54,448+8.8% since 2020
Households
19,907
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
372 sq. mi.
People per square mile
139
Median household income
$112,826+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$141,291
Median home value
$462,700
Jobs located here
15,070
Daytime population
42,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Maryland

Every Maryland market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Queen Anne’s County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charles County, MD88559.0$1.3M+5.9%#10 of 2,200
2Prince George’s County, MD851333.8$2.8M+0.5%#21 of 2,200
3Dorchester County, MD8475.2$1.6M+3.4%#35 of 2,200
4Cecil County, MD774912.1$837K+3.2%#124 of 2,200
5Montgomery County, MD763087.9$1.6M+1.3%#133 of 2,200
6Baltimore city, MD741194.7$1.8M−2.3%#170 of 2,200
7Baltimore County, MD722607.8$1.3M−0.7%#211 of 2,200
8Frederick County, MD7213312.7$969K+11.0%#226 of 2,200
9St. Mary’s County, MD715212.3$982K+2.4%#247 of 2,200
10Calvert County, MD703811.4$1.1M+1.7%#271 of 2,200
17Queen Anne’s County, MD583316.6$701K+8.8%#741 of 2,200

Other business types in Queen Anne’s County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Queen Anne’s County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 pet businesses in Queen Anne’s County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. 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 50 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Queen Anne’s County, MD spend on pets?

About $23.1M a year, or $1,163 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $701K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,907 households in Queen Anne’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Queen Anne’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Queen Anne’s County has 16.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $701K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Queen Anne’s County would have about 26, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,106 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Queen Anne’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Queen Anne’s County at 54,448 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,907 households. Median household income in Queen Anne’s County is $112,826, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Queen Anne’s County scores 58 for pet businesses (upper middle), #741 of 2,200 scored counties.

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