Pets · County · Maryland
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Baltimore city, MD
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Baltimore city, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 1,461 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 42
- 8 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $214.5M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.1M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 569,997
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Baltimore city comes to about $214.5M a year: $839 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $5.1M per business, twice the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Baltimore city has 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.6, 56% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Baltimore city was 23 in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 11,116 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Baltimore city.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Baltimore city declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Baltimore city has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #191 of 1,461 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Baltimore city 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 | Baltimore city | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $5.1M | $4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 11,116 | 5,735 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.9% | +17.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,177 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 23−17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Baltimore city, 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 Baltimore city
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 569,997−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 255,668
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 48%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 81 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7,082
- Median household income
- $62,177+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,312
- Median home value
- $229,600
- Jobs located here
- 344,611
- Daytime population
- 667,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Baltimore city
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 businesses74
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Baltimore city, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Baltimore city. 8 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Baltimore city, MD spend on pets?
About $214.5M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.1M 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 255,668 households in Baltimore city and national spending patterns by income.
How does Baltimore city, MD compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Baltimore city has 1.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $5.1M, twice the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Baltimore city would have about 84, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,116 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Baltimore city, MD growing?
Population estimates put Baltimore city at 569,997 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 255,668 households. Median household income in Baltimore city is $62,177, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Baltimore city scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #191 of 1,461 scored counties.
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