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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Somerset County, MD

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Somerset County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On pets · $773 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,973
+1.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in Somerset County comes to about $6.5M a year: $773 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.2M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Somerset County as of September 2026. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Somerset County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Somerset County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Somerset County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Somerset 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Somerset County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureSomerset CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.83.6
Spending per listing$3.2M$4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,7355,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$773$1,117$909
Median household income$64,943$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored76

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
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 Somerset 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 Somerset County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,973+1.7% since 2020
Households
8,348
Median age
39.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
78
Median household income
$64,943+71.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,802
Median home value
$173,200
Jobs located here
5,954
Daytime population
21,976Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Maryland

Every Maryland market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Somerset County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Charles County, MD85193.1$3.9M+5.9%#18 of 1,461
2Prince George’s County, MD84401.2$9.5M+0.5%#24 of 1,461
3Frederick County, MD84383.6$3.4M+11.0%#29 of 1,461
4Montgomery County, MD78992.5$5.1M+1.3%#81 of 1,461
5Baltimore County, MD76842.5$4.1M−0.7%#99 of 1,461
6St. Mary’s County, MD76174.0$3M+2.4%#105 of 1,461
7Harford County, MD72242.4$4.9M+2.0%#172 of 1,461
8Baltimore city, MD71421.6$5.1M−2.3%#191 of 1,461
9Howard County, MD71423.5$4M+1.9%#195 of 1,461
10Anne Arundel County, MD68713.2$3.9M+1.7%#270 of 1,461
Somerset County, MDNot scored22.4$3.2M+1.7%

Other business types in Somerset County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Somerset County, MD?

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Somerset County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Somerset County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Somerset County, MD spend on pets?

About $6.5M a year, or $773 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 8,348 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Somerset County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Somerset County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Somerset County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Somerset County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Somerset County at 24,973 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,348 households. Median household income in Somerset County is $64,943, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 71.8%, 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. Somerset County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Somerset County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Somerset County

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