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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Harford County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Harford County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #172 of 1,461 scored counties
#7 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $116.4M
- On pets · $1,144 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,446
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Harford County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 8%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $1,144 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Harford County spend about $116.4M a year on pets. Spread across 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $4.9M per business, 91% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Harford County was 25 in 2023. That is one for every 4,072 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Harford County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Harford County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harford County scores 72 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #172 of 1,461 scored counties and #7 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Harford 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 | Harford County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,072 | 5,735 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,144 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $112,265 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 25
- Employees, 2023
- 166
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Harford 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 Harford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,446+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 101,795
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,186
- Median home value
- $386,400
- Jobs located here
- 87,506
- Daytime population
- 226,500Residents 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 Harford 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding72
- Pet stores66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Harford County, MD?
There are 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Harford County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on pets?
About $116.4M a year, or $1,144 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Harford County has 2.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.9M, 91% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Harford County would have about 46, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,072 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Harford County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Harford County scores 72 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #172 of 1,461 scored counties.
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