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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Bradford, PA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Bradford, PA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
1 chain location (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.8M
On pets · $537 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,984
−3.5% 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

At $537 per household (41% below the U.S. average), households in the Bradford area spend about $8.8M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

The Bradford area has 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

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

Population estimates show the Bradford area declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, the Bradford area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Bradford area 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 Bradford, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBradford areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.93.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,3505,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$537$647$909
Median household income$62,905$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored22

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
41 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 the Bradford area, 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 the Bradford area

Population, 2025 estimate
38,984−3.5% since 2020
Households
16,369
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
980 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$62,905+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,484
Median home value
$104,500
Jobs located here
13,613
Daytime population
37,207Residents 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 small-town markets in Pennsylvania for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Bradford area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sayre, PA5152.0$2.8M−0.6%#185 of 387
2Hemlock Farms, PA46104.1$1.6M+7.2%#227 of 387
3Sunbury, PA43143.1$1.8M−1.7%#248 of 387
4Lock Haven, PA4253.2$1.7M+1.3%#255 of 387
5Pottsville, PA40244.1$1.4M+1.5%#268 of 387
6Lewisburg, PA3753.4$1.8M−0.8%#290 of 387
7East Stroudsburg, PA37264.2$1.5M−0.7%#297 of 387
8Huntingdon, PA3263.7$1.5M−2.4%#321 of 387
9Indiana, PA30226.8$787K−0.3%#335 of 387
10Meadville, PA28154.4$1.2M−2.4%#341 of 387
Bradford, PANot scored42.4$2.2M−3.5%

Other business types in the Bradford area

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Bradford, PA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Bradford area. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in the Bradford area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Bradford, PA area spend on pets?

About $8.8M a year, or $537 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 16,369 households in the Bradford area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Bradford area 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 $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is the Bradford, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Bradford area at 38,984 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,369 households. Median household income in the Bradford area is $62,905, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bradford area has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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