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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Anne Arundel County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Anne Arundel County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #270 of 1,461 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 71
- 13 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 61
- +38.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $278.8M
- On pets · $1,241 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 603,380
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Anne Arundel County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.2 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Anne Arundel County comes to about $278.8M a year: $1,241 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 71 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.9M per business, 54% above 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.
Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Anne Arundel County in 2023, up 38.6% from 2019. That is one for every 3,684 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Anne Arundel County.
Population estimates show Anne Arundel County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Anne Arundel County is 68 (upper middle), #270 of 1,461 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Anne Arundel County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,684 | 5,735 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.6% | +17.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,241 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $124,911 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 44 → 61+38.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 543
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 603,380+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 224,748
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,442
- Median household income
- $124,911+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,835
- Median home value
- $467,900
- Jobs located here
- 269,614
- Daytime population
- 605,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Anne Arundel County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles County, MD | 85 | 19 | 3.1 | $3.9M | +5.9% | #18 of 1,461 |
| 2Prince George’s County, MD | 84 | 40 | 1.2 | $9.5M | +0.5% | #24 of 1,461 |
| 3Frederick County, MD | 84 | 38 | 3.6 | $3.4M | +11.0% | #29 of 1,461 |
| 4Montgomery County, MD | 78 | 99 | 2.5 | $5.1M | +1.3% | #81 of 1,461 |
| 5Baltimore County, MD | 76 | 84 | 2.5 | $4.1M | −0.7% | #99 of 1,461 |
| 6St. Mary’s County, MD | 76 | 17 | 4.0 | $3M | +2.4% | #105 of 1,461 |
| 7Harford County, MD | 72 | 24 | 2.4 | $4.9M | +2.0% | #172 of 1,461 |
| 8Baltimore city, MD | 71 | 42 | 1.6 | $5.1M | −2.3% | #191 of 1,461 |
| 9Howard County, MD | 71 | 42 | 3.5 | $4M | +1.9% | #195 of 1,461 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 68 | 71 | 3.2 | $3.9M | +1.7% | #270 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Anne Arundel 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians69
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Anne Arundel County, MD?
There are 71 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Anne Arundel County as of September 2026. 13 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 61 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 38.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on pets?
About $278.8M a year, or $1,241 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 71 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,748 households in Anne Arundel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anne Arundel County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Anne Arundel County has 3.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.9M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 110, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,684 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Anne Arundel County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Anne Arundel County at 603,380 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,748 households. The median household income in Anne Arundel County is $124,911 a year, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Anne Arundel County scores 68 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #270 of 1,461 scored counties.
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