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Pet businesses in Montgomery County, PA
How Montgomery 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 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,190 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 372
- 86 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 240
- +13.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $273.4M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $735K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,643
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Montgomery County spend about $273.4M a year on pets, or $815 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $735K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Montgomery County has 372 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 86 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Montgomery County was 240 in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 565 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $22M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Montgomery County is 48 (lower middle), #1,190 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $735K | $616K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,398 | 1,997 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.2% | +6.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $113,915 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 24 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 212 → 240+13.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,294
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $147.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 565Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 37286 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 311The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $22M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,643+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 335,505
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,796
- Median household income
- $113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,114
- Median home value
- $436,700
- Jobs located here
- 546,323
- Daytime population
- 974,838Residents 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 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Montgomery County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 372 pet businesses in Montgomery County. 86 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 240 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 13.2% from 2019. Another 565 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Montgomery County, PA spend on pets?
About $273.4M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 372 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $735K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Montgomery County has 11.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $735K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 311, against 372 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,190 of 2,200 scored counties.
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