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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cumberland County, ME
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cumberland County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,285 of 1,461 scored counties
#5 of 14 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 74
- 10 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.8M
- On pets · $725 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 49% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cumberland County is 25 (lower middle), #1,285 of 1,461 scored counties and #5 of 14 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Cumberland County comes to about $95.8M a year: $725 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 74 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,360 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $425K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cumberland County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for Maine and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet grooming and boarding 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,360 | 3,355 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +19.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $725 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 56+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 418
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $425K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hancock County, ME | 42 | 7 | 2.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #908 of 1,461 |
| 2Androscoggin County, ME | 35 | 28 | 6.0 | $958K | +4.8% | #1,091 of 1,461 |
| 3Aroostook County, ME | 28 | 15 | 5.0 | $1M | −0.7% | #1,238 of 1,461 |
| 4Kennebec County, ME | 27 | 35 | 6.4 | $899K | +3.5% | #1,259 of 1,461 |
| 5Cumberland County, ME | 25 | 74 | 5.6 | $1.3M | +4.5% | #1,285 of 1,461 |
| 6York County, ME | 25 | 64 | 7.0 | $962K | +4.8% | #1,292 of 1,461 |
| 7Lincoln County, ME | 25 | 13 | 7.8 | $791K | +3.8% | #1,297 of 1,461 |
| 8Oxford County, ME | 24 | 10 | 4.1 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #1,303 of 1,461 |
| 9Washington County, ME | 21 | 8 | 5.6 | $918K | +0.8% | #1,352 of 1,461 |
| 10Knox County, ME | 20 | 10 | 5.4 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #1,356 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 businesses23
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding25
- Pet stores24
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Cumberland County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 74 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cumberland County. 10 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on pets?
About $95.8M a year, or $725 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Cumberland County has 5.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 49% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 38, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,360 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. Cumberland County scores 25 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,285 of 1,461 scored counties.
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