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Pet businesses in Berks County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Berks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,684 of 2,200 scored counties
#18 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 192
- 29 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $104.6M
- On pets · $641 a household
- Spending per listing
- $545K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Berks County is 36 (lower middle), #1,684 of 2,200 scored counties and #18 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Berks County spend about $104.6M a year on pets, or $641 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $545K of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Berks County has 192 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Berks County in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Berks County. Population estimates put the population change in Berks County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Berks County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $545K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,066 | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $641 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 81 → 79−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 896
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 119The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 63 | 22 | 9.1 | $715K | +7.2% | #560 of 2,200 |
| 2Philadelphia County, PA | 61 | 277 | 4.1 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #605 of 2,200 |
| 3Delaware County, PA | 54 | 181 | 8.3 | $859K | +0.8% | #893 of 2,200 |
| 4Northampton County, PA | 51 | 121 | 9.9 | $697K | +3.7% | #1,051 of 2,200 |
| 5Montgomery County, PA | 48 | 372 | 11.1 | $735K | +2.4% | #1,190 of 2,200 |
| 6Dauphin County, PA | 48 | 107 | 8.8 | $708K | +2.3% | #1,194 of 2,200 |
| 7Lehigh County, PA | 45 | 137 | 9.5 | $697K | +2.7% | #1,326 of 2,200 |
| 8Adams County, PA | 44 | 41 | 10.0 | $647K | +3.6% | #1,361 of 2,200 |
| 9Bucks County, PA | 41 | 302 | 12.1 | $672K | +0.3% | #1,468 of 2,200 |
| 10Cambria County, PA | 41 | 45 | 8.0 | $658K | −3.2% | #1,472 of 2,200 |
| 18Berks County, PA | 36 | 192 | 11.8 | $545K | +2.7% | #1,684 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Berks 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Berks County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 192 pet businesses in Berks County. 29 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 236 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on pets?
About $104.6M a year, or $641 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 192 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $545K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Berks County has 11.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $545K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Berks County would have about 119, against 192 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,066 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,684 of 2,200 scored counties.
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