Market rankings · Pennsylvania
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pennsylvania
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Pennsylvania, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 2,047
- 205 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 986
- +17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.4B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #46 of 51
- Market score 22 · Low
A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Pennsylvania by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Pennsylvania has 2,047 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 205 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Pennsylvania spend about $3.4B a year on pets, or $647 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,047 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Pennsylvania was 986 in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 5,350 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 90 SBA-backed loans worth $42.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Pennsylvania.
Among the 50 states and DC, Pennsylvania ranks #46 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 22 (low). Of the 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the State College metro area scores highest (54). Of the 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Sayre area scores highest (51).
Every market in Pennsylvania for pet grooming and boarding businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Pennsylvania, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1State College, PA | 54 | 12 | 2.0 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #163 of 386 |
| 2Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 742 | 3.0 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #222 of 386 |
| 3Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 37 | 131 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #296 of 386 |
| 4Lancaster, PA | 34 | 71 | 3.3 | $2M | +1.9% | #308 of 386 |
| 5Gettysburg, PA | 33 | 16 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #318 of 386 |
| 6Chambersburg, PA | 31 | 28 | 4.4 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #323 of 386 |
| 7Reading, PA | 31 | 78 | 4.8 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #324 of 386 |
| 8Lebanon, PA | 30 | 37 | 6.5 | $958K | +2.2% | #332 of 386 |
| 9Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 26 | 107 | 4.3 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #351 of 386 |
| 10Johnstown, PA | 26 | 21 | 3.8 | $1.4M | −3.2% | #352 of 386 |
| 11York-Hanover, PA | 25 | 90 | 5.0 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #358 of 386 |
| 12Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA | 24 | 120 | 5.1 | $1.1M | +1.4% | #361 of 386 |
| 13Pittsburgh, PA | 17 | 435 | 4.1 | $1.5M | −1.3% | #373 of 386 |
| 14Erie, PA | 17 | 52 | 4.7 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #375 of 386 |
| 15Altoona, PA | 14 | 32 | 6.3 | $871K | −2.5% | #381 of 386 |
| 16Williamsport, PA | 5 | 21 | 4.5 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #386 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sayre, PA | 51 | 5 | 2.0 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #185 of 387 |
| 2Hemlock Farms, PA | 46 | 10 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #227 of 387 |
| 3Sunbury, PA | 43 | 14 | 3.1 | $1.8M | −1.7% | #248 of 387 |
| 4Lock Haven, PA | 42 | 5 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +1.3% | #255 of 387 |
| 5Pottsville, PA | 40 | 24 | 4.1 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #268 of 387 |
| 6Lewisburg, PA | 37 | 5 | 3.4 | $1.8M | −0.8% | #290 of 387 |
| 7East Stroudsburg, PA | 37 | 26 | 4.2 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #297 of 387 |
| 8Huntingdon, PA | 32 | 6 | 3.7 | $1.5M | −2.4% | #321 of 387 |
| 9Indiana, PA | 30 | 22 | 6.8 | $787K | −0.3% | #335 of 387 |
| 10Meadville, PA | 28 | 15 | 4.4 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #341 of 387 |
| 11Lewistown, PA | 28 | 10 | 5.4 | $978K | 0.0% | #343 of 387 |
| 12DuBois, PA | 24 | 16 | 4.9 | $1.1M | −2.9% | #356 of 387 |
| 13Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 22 | 13 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #363 of 387 |
| 14Hermitage, PA | 16 | 22 | 4.7 | $1.1M | −2.4% | #374 of 387 |
| 15Warren, PA | 14 | 6 | 3.7 | $1.4M | −3.8% | #379 of 387 |
| 16Selinsgrove, PA | 14 | 8 | 5.5 | $1M | −0.2% | #380 of 387 |
| 17Somerset, PA | 10 | 14 | 4.8 | $1.1M | −2.7% | #385 of 387 |
| 18Oil City, PA | 4 | 14 | 6.5 | $805K | −2.0% | #386 of 387 |
| 19St. Marys, PA | 2 | 12 | 9.0 | $601K | −3.3% | #387 of 387 |
| Bradford, PA | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $2.2M | −3.5% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Philadelphia County, PA | 61 | 86 | 1.3 | $4.5M | −1.6% | #435 of 1,461 |
| 2Delaware County, PA | 60 | 55 | 2.5 | $2.8M | +0.8% | #474 of 1,461 |
| 3Northampton County, PA | 59 | 40 | 3.3 | $2.1M | +3.7% | #517 of 1,461 |
| 4Centre County, PA | 58 | 12 | 2.0 | $3.1M | −0.4% | #523 of 1,461 |
| 5Lehigh County, PA | 51 | 46 | 3.2 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #713 of 1,461 |
| 6Bucks County, PA | 50 | 99 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +0.3% | #734 of 1,461 |
| 7Bradford County, PA | 44 | 5 | 2.0 | $2.8M | −0.6% | #854 of 1,461 |
| 8Lancaster County, PA | 44 | 71 | 3.3 | $2M | +1.9% | #858 of 1,461 |
| 9Montgomery County, PA | 44 | 138 | 4.1 | $2M | +2.4% | #861 of 1,461 |
| 10Adams County, PA | 43 | 16 | 3.9 | $1.7M | +3.6% | #891 of 1,461 |
| 11Chester County, PA | 41 | 109 | 5.3 | $1.6M | +4.2% | #940 of 1,461 |
| 12Pike County, PA | 40 | 10 | 4.1 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #972 of 1,461 |
| 13Northumberland County, PA | 39 | 10 | 2.6 | $2M | −1.8% | #985 of 1,461 |
| 14Franklin County, PA | 39 | 28 | 4.4 | $1.4M | +3.0% | #1,001 of 1,461 |
| 15Berks County, PA | 38 | 78 | 4.8 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #1,027 of 1,461 |
| 16Clinton County, PA | 37 | 5 | 3.2 | $1.7M | +1.3% | #1,038 of 1,461 |
| 17Cumberland County, PA | 37 | 45 | 4.2 | $1.6M | +6.5% | #1,039 of 1,461 |
| 18Dauphin County, PA | 37 | 50 | 4.1 | $1.5M | +2.3% | #1,045 of 1,461 |
| 19Schuylkill County, PA | 36 | 24 | 4.1 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #1,066 of 1,461 |
| 20Allegheny County, PA | 34 | 185 | 3.4 | $1.9M | −2.0% | #1,094 of 1,461 |
| 21Monroe County, PA | 34 | 26 | 4.2 | $1.5M | −0.7% | #1,099 of 1,461 |
| 22Armstrong County, PA | 34 | 11 | 3.9 | $1.4M | −2.7% | #1,103 of 1,461 |
| 23Butler County, PA | 34 | 43 | 5.3 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #1,108 of 1,461 |
| 24Lebanon County, PA | 34 | 37 | 6.5 | $958K | +2.2% | #1,115 of 1,461 |
| 25Cambria County, PA | 33 | 21 | 3.8 | $1.4M | −3.2% | #1,125 of 1,461 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26York County, PA | 33 | 90 | 5.0 | $1.3M | +3.6% | #1,127 of 1,461 |
| 27Lackawanna County, PA | 32 | 41 | 4.6 | $1.2M | +0.5% | #1,155 of 1,461 |
| 28Huntingdon County, PA | 29 | 6 | 3.7 | $1.5M | −2.4% | #1,202 of 1,461 |
| 29Beaver County, PA | 29 | 32 | 4.4 | $1.4M | −1.1% | #1,206 of 1,461 |
| 30Fayette County, PA | 29 | 23 | 4.2 | $1.3M | −4.3% | #1,216 of 1,461 |
| 31Luzerne County, PA | 29 | 74 | 5.5 | $1M | +2.1% | #1,219 of 1,461 |
| 32Union County, PA | 28 | 5 | 3.4 | $1.8M | −0.8% | #1,222 of 1,461 |
| 33Indiana County, PA | 28 | 22 | 6.8 | $787K | −0.3% | #1,240 of 1,461 |
| 34Crawford County, PA | 27 | 15 | 4.4 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #1,253 of 1,461 |
| 35Mifflin County, PA | 26 | 10 | 5.4 | $978K | 0.0% | #1,274 of 1,461 |
| 36Bedford County, PA | 26 | 13 | 6.6 | $808K | −0.2% | #1,276 of 1,461 |
| 37Perry County, PA | 25 | 12 | 6.6 | $948K | +2.1% | #1,294 of 1,461 |
| 38Clearfield County, PA | 24 | 16 | 4.9 | $1.1M | −2.9% | #1,311 of 1,461 |
| 39Erie County, PA | 23 | 52 | 4.7 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #1,322 of 1,461 |
| 40Tioga County, PA | 23 | 9 | 5.4 | $1M | −1.3% | #1,327 of 1,461 |
| 41Washington County, PA | 21 | 42 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +0.7% | #1,349 of 1,461 |
| 42Jefferson County, PA | 20 | 12 | 6.5 | $798K | −2.8% | #1,365 of 1,461 |
| 43Westmoreland County, PA | 19 | 82 | 5.3 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #1,373 of 1,461 |
| 44Columbia County, PA | 19 | 13 | 4.9 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #1,374 of 1,461 |
| 45Lawrence County, PA | 18 | 17 | 4.7 | $1.2M | −2.4% | #1,380 of 1,461 |
| 46Wyoming County, PA | 17 | 5 | 4.6 | $1.3M | −0.9% | #1,390 of 1,461 |
| 47Wayne County, PA | 17 | 11 | 5.3 | $1.1M | +1.1% | #1,395 of 1,461 |
| 48Blair County, PA | 17 | 32 | 6.3 | $871K | −2.5% | #1,401 of 1,461 |
| 49Mercer County, PA | 16 | 22 | 4.7 | $1.1M | −2.4% | #1,409 of 1,461 |
| 50Carbon County, PA | 13 | 23 | 8.4 | $674K | +1.7% | #1,431 of 1,461 |
| 51Warren County, PA | 12 | 6 | 3.7 | $1.4M | −3.8% | #1,432 of 1,461 |
| 52Lycoming County, PA | 11 | 21 | 4.5 | $1.2M | −1.3% | #1,438 of 1,461 |
| 53Snyder County, PA | 11 | 8 | 5.5 | $1M | −0.2% | #1,439 of 1,461 |
| 54Somerset County, PA | 10 | 14 | 4.8 | $1.1M | −2.7% | #1,443 of 1,461 |
| 55Greene County, PA | 7 | 7 | 4.9 | $1.2M | −5.5% | #1,451 of 1,461 |
| 56Fulton County, PA | 6 | 5 | 7.9 | $717K | −0.6% | #1,456 of 1,461 |
| 57Clarion County, PA | 4 | 12 | 8.0 | $677K | −1.4% | #1,459 of 1,461 |
| 58Venango County, PA | 3 | 14 | 6.5 | $805K | −2.0% | #1,460 of 1,461 |
| 59Elk County, PA | 1 | 12 | 9.0 | $601K | −3.3% | #1,461 of 1,461 |
| McKean County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $2.2M | −3.5% | |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 2.6 | $2.3M | −0.3% | |
| Juniata County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 4.4 | $1.3M | −0.3% | |
| Montour County, PA | Not scored | 4 | 5.1 | $1.3M | −1.4% | |
| Potter County, PA | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $3.6M | −3.0% | |
| Forest County, PA | Not scored | 1 | 5.2 | $925K | −5.1% | |
| Sullivan County, PA | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $1.5M | +0.6% | |
| Cameron County, PA | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.0% |
Markets with fewer than 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Pennsylvania?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,047 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pennsylvania. 205 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 986 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Pennsylvania spend on pets?
About $3.4B a year, or $647 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,047 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 5,274,853 households in Pennsylvania and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pennsylvania compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Pennsylvania has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Pennsylvania would have about 1,341, against 2,047 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,350 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Pennsylvania has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Among 16 scored metro areas in or partly in Pennsylvania, the State College metro area scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Among 19 scored small-town markets in or partly in Pennsylvania, the Sayre area scores highest, at 51 (upper middle). Among 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Pennsylvania scores 22 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #46 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Pennsylvania. 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.
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