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Pet businesses in Talbot County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Talbot County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,158 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 23 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 26
- 6 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On pets · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $638K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pet businesses in Talbot County. 6 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.8, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Talbot County spend about $16.6M a year on pets, or $1,009 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 26 pet businesses, that is $638K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Talbot County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,494 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Talbot County.
Population estimates put the population change in Talbot County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Talbot County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,158 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 23 scored counties in Maryland.
How Talbot 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 8.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $638K | $1.3M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,494 | 2,095 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,009 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 80 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 266 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
| 20Talbot County, MD | 49 | 26 | 15.8 | $638K | +2.0% | #1,158 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Talbot 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding64
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Talbot County, MD?
There are 26 pet businesses on map listings in Talbot County as of September 2026. 6 of them (23%) 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 also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on pets?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $638K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Talbot County has 15.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $638K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Talbot County would have about 19, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,494 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,158 of 2,200 scored counties.
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