Pets · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Pet businesses in the East Stroudsburg, PA area
How the East Stroudsburg, PA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #509 of 527 scored small-town markets
#15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 81
- 11 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.7M
- On pets · $648 a household
- Spending per listing
- $490K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.2
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 167,179
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The East Stroudsburg area scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #509 of 527 scored small-town markets and #15 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
At $648 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in the East Stroudsburg area spend about $39.7M a year on pets. That works out to $490K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The East Stroudsburg area has 81 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 14%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.2 for every 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 35 businesses with payroll in the East Stroudsburg area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,749 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $700K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the East Stroudsburg area. Population estimates show the East Stroudsburg area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the East Stroudsburg area 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 | East Stroudsburg area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $490K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,749 | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $648 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,565 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 350.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 353
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $700K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the East Stroudsburg area, 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 the East Stroudsburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 167,179−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 61,212
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 608 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,906
- Median home value
- $267,600
- Jobs located here
- 50,869
- Daytime population
- 150,408Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the East Stroudsburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 68 | 22 | 9.1 | $715K | +7.2% | #73 of 527 |
| 2Warren, PA | 42 | 14 | 8.7 | $609K | −3.8% | #361 of 527 |
| 3Sunbury, PA | 37 | 39 | 8.5 | $655K | −1.7% | #410 of 527 |
| 4Lewistown, PA | 37 | 18 | 9.7 | $543K | 0.0% | #412 of 527 |
| 5Lock Haven, PA | 34 | 16 | 10.4 | $522K | +1.3% | #436 of 527 |
| 6Pottsville, PA | 32 | 75 | 12.9 | $438K | +1.5% | #449 of 527 |
| 7Oil City, PA | 30 | 28 | 13.1 | $402K | −2.0% | #463 of 527 |
| 8Lewisburg, PA | 28 | 25 | 17.2 | $359K | −0.8% | #476 of 527 |
| 9Sayre, PA | 27 | 28 | 11.4 | $493K | −0.6% | #477 of 527 |
| 10Indiana, PA | 27 | 50 | 15.4 | $346K | −0.3% | #482 of 527 |
| 15East Stroudsburg, PA | 21 | 81 | 13.2 | $490K | −0.7% | #509 of 527 |
Other business types in the East Stroudsburg area
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 businesses21
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the East Stroudsburg, PA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 pet businesses in the East Stroudsburg area. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the East Stroudsburg, PA area spend on pets?
About $39.7M a year, or $648 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $490K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,212 households in the East Stroudsburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the East Stroudsburg, PA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The East Stroudsburg area has 13.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $490K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the East Stroudsburg area would have about 45, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,749 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the East Stroudsburg, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the East Stroudsburg area at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. Median household income in the East Stroudsburg area is $83,565, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The East Stroudsburg area scores 21 for pet businesses (low), #509 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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