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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hancock County, ME
How Hancock County, ME compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #908 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 14 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On pets · $605 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,171
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $605 per household (33% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $15.5M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hancock County in 2023. That is one for every 3,653 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $226K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hancock County.
Population estimates show Hancock County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Hancock County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #908 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 14 scored counties in Maine.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $1.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,653 | 3,355 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $605 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,744 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $585K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 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
- 1
- Amount
- $226K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,171+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,572
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $72,744+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,123
- Median home value
- $310,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,140
- Daytime population
- 54,670Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Maine, with Hancock County marked.
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 Hancock 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 businesses21
- Veterinarians18
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hancock County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hancock County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Hancock County, ME spend on pets?
About $15.5M a year, or $605 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 25,572 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hancock County has 2.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hancock County would have about 6, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,653 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 57,171 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,572 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $72,744, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Hancock County scores 42 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #908 of 1,461 scored counties.
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