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Pet businesses in Clearfield County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Clearfield County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,989 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 41
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On pets · $532 a household
- Spending per listing
- $422K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,100
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Clearfield County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #1,989 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Clearfield County comes to about $17.3M a year: $532 per household, 41% below the U.S. average. That works out to $422K per business, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Clearfield County has 41 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clearfield County in 2023. That is one for every 3,252 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Clearfield County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Clearfield 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 | Clearfield County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $422K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,252 | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $532 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,152 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Clearfield 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 Clearfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,100−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 32,518
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $62,152+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,117
- Median home value
- $137,000
- Jobs located here
- 27,162
- Daytime population
- 75,318Residents 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 |
| 40Clearfield County, PA | 26 | 41 | 12.6 | $422K | −2.9% | #1,989 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Clearfield 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 businesses26
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding24
- Pet stores9
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Clearfield County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 pet businesses in Clearfield County. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clearfield County, PA spend on pets?
About $17.3M a year, or $532 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $422K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,518 households in Clearfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clearfield County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Clearfield County has 12.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $422K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Clearfield County would have about 20, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,252 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Clearfield County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Clearfield County at 78,100 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,518 households. Median household income in Clearfield County is $62,152, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Clearfield County scores 26 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,989 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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