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Pet businesses in Juniata County, PA

How Juniata County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,766 of 2,200 scored counties
#22 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.1M
On pets · $564 a household
Spending per listing
$509K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,403
−0.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Juniata County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,766 of 2,200 scored counties and #22 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet businesses in Juniata County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $564 per household (38% below the U.S. average), households in Juniata County spend about $5.1M a year on pets. That is about $509K of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Juniata County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,008 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Juniata County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Juniata 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.

Pet businesses in Juniata County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureJuniata CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.110.510.4
Spending per listing$509K$616K$878K
Households per official establishment3,0081,9971,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$564$647$909
Median household income$66,318$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3424

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$229K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Juniata 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 Juniata County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,403−0.3% since 2020
Households
9,025
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
391 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$66,318+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,850
Median home value
$217,000
Jobs located here
6,650
Daytime population
19,632Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Juniata County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA63229.1$715K+7.2%#560 of 2,200
2Philadelphia County, PA612774.1$1.4M−1.6%#605 of 2,200
3Delaware County, PA541818.3$859K+0.8%#893 of 2,200
4Northampton County, PA511219.9$697K+3.7%#1,051 of 2,200
5Montgomery County, PA4837211.1$735K+2.4%#1,190 of 2,200
6Dauphin County, PA481078.8$708K+2.3%#1,194 of 2,200
7Lehigh County, PA451379.5$697K+2.7%#1,326 of 2,200
8Adams County, PA444110.0$647K+3.6%#1,361 of 2,200
9Bucks County, PA4130212.1$672K+0.3%#1,468 of 2,200
10Cambria County, PA41458.0$658K−3.2%#1,472 of 2,200
22Juniata County, PA341011.1$509K−0.3%#1,766 of 2,200

Other business types in Juniata County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Juniata County, PA?

There are 10 pet businesses on map listings in Juniata County as of September 2026. None of them 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. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Juniata County, PA spend on pets?

About $5.1M a year, or $564 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $509K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,025 households in Juniata County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Juniata County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Juniata County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $509K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Juniata County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,008 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Juniata County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Juniata County at 23,403 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,025 households. The median household income in Juniata County is $66,318 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.1% 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. Juniata County scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,766 of 2,200 scored counties.

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