Pets · County · Maryland
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in St. Mary’s County, MD
How St. Mary’s County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #105 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 21 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $51.1M
- On pets · $1,204 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,692
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, St. Mary’s County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #105 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 21 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Households in St. Mary’s County spend about $51.1M a year on pets, or $1,204 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
St. Mary’s County has 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in St. Mary’s County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 5,305 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $3.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in St. Mary’s County. Population estimates put the population change in St. Mary’s County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Mary’s 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 | St. Mary’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,305 | 5,735 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,204 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $119,446 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $3.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in St. Mary’s 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 St. Mary’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,692+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,436
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $119,446+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,976
- Median home value
- $407,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,732
- Daytime population
- 104,060Residents 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 St. Mary’s 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in St. Mary’s County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses in St. Mary’s County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in St. Mary’s County, MD spend on pets?
About $51.1M a year, or $1,204 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 42,436 households in St. Mary’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
St. Mary’s County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, St. Mary’s County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,305 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Mary’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary’s County at 116,692 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,436 households. Median household income in St. Mary’s County is $119,446, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. St. Mary’s County scores 76 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #105 of 1,461 scored counties.
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