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Pet businesses in Snyder County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Snyder County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 10 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,192 of 2,200 scored counties
#60 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On pets · $569 a household
- Spending per listing
- $361K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.8
- 52% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,655
- −0.2% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Snyder County
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What this means
For pet businesses, Snyder County has a Groundwork market score of 10 (low): #2,192 of 2,200 scored counties and #60 of 63 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Snyder County comes to about $8.3M a year: $569 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. That is about $361K of household spending for each business on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 23 pet businesses on map listings in Snyder County as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 17%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.8 per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Snyder County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Snyder County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Snyder 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 | Snyder County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.8 | 10.5 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $361K | $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 | −0.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $569 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,876 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 10 | 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
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Snyder 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 Snyder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,655−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 14,600
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $66,876+13.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,472
- Median home value
- $215,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,607
- Daytime population
- 38,522Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Snyder County?
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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 |
| 60Snyder County, PA | 10 | 23 | 15.8 | $361K | −0.2% | #2,192 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Snyder 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 businesses10
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding11
- Pet stores7
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Snyder County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 pet businesses in Snyder County. 4 of them (17%) 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 Snyder County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Snyder County, PA spend on pets?
About $8.3M a year, or $569 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $361K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,600 households in Snyder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Snyder County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Snyder County has 15.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 52% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $361K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Snyder County would have about 10, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is Snyder County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Snyder County at 39,655 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,600 households. Median household income in Snyder County is $66,876, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 13.4%, 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. Snyder County scores 10 for pet businesses (low), #2,192 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Snyder County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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