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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Maine

Markets across Maine ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
348
22 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
178
+19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$371.2M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
5.8
61% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.1M
58% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#48 of 51
Market score 15 · Low

A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Maine by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 348 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Maine. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.8, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Maine comes to about $371.2M a year: $622 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. Spread across 348 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 178 businesses with payroll in Maine classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,355 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Maine.

Among the 50 states and DC, Maine ranks #48 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 15 (low). Of the 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest (32). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine, the Augusta-Waterville area, scores 28.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maine, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Maine, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lewiston-Auburn, ME32286.0$958K+4.8%#320 of 386
2Portland-South Portland, ME171536.4$1.1M+4.5%#376 of 386
3Bangor, ME14426.4$900K+3.8%#380 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Maine, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Augusta-Waterville, ME28356.4$899K+3.5%#344 of 387

Counties

Counties in Maine, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hancock County, ME4272.7$2.2M+3.0%#908 of 1,461
2Androscoggin County, ME35286.0$958K+4.8%#1,091 of 1,461
3Aroostook County, ME28155.0$1M−0.7%#1,238 of 1,461
4Kennebec County, ME27356.4$899K+3.5%#1,259 of 1,461
5Cumberland County, ME25745.6$1.3M+4.5%#1,285 of 1,461
6York County, ME25647.0$962K+4.8%#1,292 of 1,461
7Lincoln County, ME25137.8$791K+3.8%#1,297 of 1,461
8Oxford County, ME24104.1$1.3M+4.2%#1,303 of 1,461
9Washington County, ME2185.6$918K+0.8%#1,352 of 1,461
10Knox County, ME20105.4$1.2M+1.1%#1,356 of 1,461
11Penobscot County, ME17426.4$900K+3.8%#1,400 of 1,461
12Sagadahoc County, ME17159.1$719K+3.4%#1,402 of 1,461
13Somerset County, ME16125.2$1M+2.3%#1,412 of 1,461
14Waldo County, ME13116.3$924K+2.6%#1,426 of 1,461
Franklin County, MENot scored43.2$1.7M+4.6%
Piscataquis County, MENot scored00.0n/a+3.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Maine?

Maine has 348 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019.

How much do households in Maine spend on pets?

About $371.2M a year, or $622 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 348 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 597,159 households in Maine and national spending patterns by income.

How does Maine compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Maine has 5.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.1M, 58% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Maine would have about 146, against 348 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,355 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Maine has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Among 3 scored metro areas in or partly in Maine, the Lewiston-Auburn metro area scores highest, at 32 (lower middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Maine is the Augusta-Waterville area, at 28 (lower middle). Among 14 scored counties in Maine, Hancock County scores highest, at 42 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Maine scores 15 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maine. It maps the pet grooming and boarding 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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