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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,352 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On pets · $518 a household
- Spending per listing
- $918K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 31,334
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County is 21 (low), #1,352 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $518 per household (43% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $7.3M a year on pets. That is about $918K of household spending for each business on map listings, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Washington County has 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.6, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,729 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show Washington County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $918K | $1.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,729 | 3,355 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $518 | $622 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,024 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 15 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $297K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 (except veterinary) in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 31,334+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,187
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,563 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $56,024+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,471
- Median home value
- $161,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,559
- Daytime population
- 29,732Residents 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 businesses25
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Washington County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, ME spend on pets?
About $7.3M a year, or $518 per household. That is 43% below the U.S. average (an index of 57, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $918K 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 14,187 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, ME compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Washington 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 $918K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,729 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 31,334 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,187 households. Median household income in Washington County is $56,024, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.5%, 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. Washington County scores 21 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,352 of 1,461 scored counties.
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