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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Beaver County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Beaver County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,206 of 1,461 scored counties
#29 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
32
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.3M
On pets · $599 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
47% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,032
−1.1% 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

Beaver County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,206 of 1,461 scored counties and #29 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Beaver County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Beaver County spend about $43.3M a year on pets, or $599 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. Spread across 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 47% below 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.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Beaver County in 2023. That is one for every 5,558 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $906K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Beaver County. Population estimates put the population change in Beaver County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Beaver County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Beaver County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBeaver CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.43.93.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment5,5585,3505,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$599$647$909
Median household income$71,089$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2922

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 13
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
321 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$906K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Beaver 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 Beaver County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,032−1.1% since 2020
Households
72,257
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
435 sq. mi.
People per square mile
383
Median household income
$71,089+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,466
Median home value
$190,900
Jobs located here
50,483
Daytime population
141,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Philadelphia County, PA61861.3$4.5M−1.6%#435 of 1,461
2Delaware County, PA60552.5$2.8M+0.8%#474 of 1,461
3Northampton County, PA59403.3$2.1M+3.7%#517 of 1,461
4Centre County, PA58122.0$3.1M−0.4%#523 of 1,461
5Lehigh County, PA51463.2$2.1M+2.7%#713 of 1,461
6Bucks County, PA50994.0$2.1M+0.3%#734 of 1,461
7Bradford County, PA4452.0$2.8M−0.6%#854 of 1,461
8Lancaster County, PA44713.3$2M+1.9%#858 of 1,461
9Montgomery County, PA441384.1$2M+2.4%#861 of 1,461
10Adams County, PA43163.9$1.7M+3.6%#891 of 1,461
29Beaver County, PA29324.4$1.4M−1.1%#1,206 of 1,461

Other business types in Beaver 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 Beaver County, PA?

There are 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Beaver County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Beaver County, PA spend on pets?

About $43.3M a year, or $599 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,257 households in Beaver County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Beaver County has 4.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Beaver County would have about 17, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,558 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Beaver County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Beaver County at 166,032 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 72,257 households. The median household income in Beaver County is $71,089 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Beaver County scores 29 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,206 of 1,461 scored counties.

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