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Pet businesses in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Elk County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 4 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,200 of 2,200 scored counties
#63 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.2M
- On pets · $541 a household
- Spending per listing
- $380K
- 57% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Elk County is 4 (very low), #2,200 of 2,200 scored counties and #63 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet businesses in Elk County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.3, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $541 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Elk County spend about $7.2M a year on pets. Spread across 19 pet businesses, that is $380K per business, 57% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Elk County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Elk County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Elk 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 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $380K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $541 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 4 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents 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 |
| 63Elk County, PA | 4 | 19 | 14.3 | $380K | −3.3% | #2,200 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Elk 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 businesses4
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding1
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Elk County, PA?
Elk County has 19 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Elk County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on pets?
About $7.2M a year, or $541 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $380K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Elk County has 14.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $380K, 57% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Elk County would have about 8, against 19 on map listings.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Elk County scores 4 for pet businesses (very low), #2,200 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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