Pets · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Pet businesses in the Hemlock Farms, PA area
How the Hemlock Farms, 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #73 of 527 scored small-town markets
#1 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.7M
- On pets · $648 a household
- Spending per listing
- $715K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,808
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $648 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in the Hemlock Farms area spend about $15.7M a year on pets. That is about $715K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 22 pet businesses on map listings in the Hemlock Farms area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Hemlock Farms area in 2023. That is one for every 8,087 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hemlock Farms area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Hemlock Farms area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #73 of 527 scored small-town markets and #1 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Hemlock Farms 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 | Hemlock Farms area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $715K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 8,087 | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $648 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,323 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 the Hemlock Farms 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 Hemlock Farms area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,808+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,262
- Median age
- 48.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 545 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $81,323
- Average household income
- $103,925
- Median home value
- $272,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,281
- Daytime population
- 47,601Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in the Hemlock Farms 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Hemlock Farms, PA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in the Hemlock Farms area. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hemlock Farms, PA area spend on pets?
About $15.7M 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 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $715K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,262 households in the Hemlock Farms area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hemlock Farms, PA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Hemlock Farms area has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $715K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Hemlock Farms area would have about 18, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,087 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hemlock Farms, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Hemlock Farms area at 62,808 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,262 households. Median household income in the Hemlock Farms area is $81,323, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Hemlock Farms area scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #73 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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