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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lebanon County, PA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lebanon County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,115 of 1,461 scored counties
#24 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 37
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.4M
- On pets · $625 a household
- Spending per listing
- $958K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.5
- 81% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 146,380
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lebanon County is 34 (lower middle), #1,115 of 1,461 scored counties and #24 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Lebanon County comes to about $35.4M a year: $625 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $958K of household spending for each business on map listings, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 37 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Lebanon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.5, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lebanon County in 2023. That is one for every 7,089 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lebanon County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lebanon 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.
| Measure | Lebanon County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $958K | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,089 | 5,350 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $625 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,425 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $697K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 370 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Lebanon 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 Lebanon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 146,380+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 56,712
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 398
- Median household income
- $78,425+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,885
- Median home value
- $242,000
- Jobs located here
- 52,802
- Daytime population
- 128,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| 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 |
| 24Lebanon County, PA | 34 | 37 | 6.5 | $958K | +2.2% | #1,115 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Lebanon 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lebanon County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lebanon County. None of them are chain locations. 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 Lebanon County, PA spend on pets?
About $35.4M a year, or $625 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $958K 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 56,712 households in Lebanon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lebanon County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Lebanon County has 6.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 81% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $958K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lebanon County would have about 14, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,089 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Lebanon County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lebanon County at 146,380 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,712 households. Median household income in Lebanon County is $78,425, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Lebanon County scores 34 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,115 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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