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Pet businesses in Somerset County, MD
How Somerset County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On pets · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 84% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 54% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,973
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Somerset County spend about $6.5M a year on pets, or $773 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 84% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 4 pet businesses on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Somerset County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,783 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Somerset County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.3M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,783 | 2,095 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $773 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,943 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,973+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,348
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 320 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 78
- Median household income
- $64,943+71.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,802
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,954
- Daytime population
- 21,976Residents 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 |
| Somerset County, MD | Not scored | 4 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +1.7% |
Other business types in Somerset 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Somerset County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Somerset County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Somerset County, MD spend on pets?
About $6.5M a year, or $773 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,348 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Somerset County has 4.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.6M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Somerset County would have about 7, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,783 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 24,973 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,348 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $64,943, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 71.8%, 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. Somerset County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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