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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Lewistown, PA area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #343 of 387 scored small-town markets
#11 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.8M
On pets · $528 a household
Spending per listing
$978K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,127
0.0% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Lewistown area is 28 (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored small-town markets and #11 of 19 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Lewistown area. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in the Lewistown area spend about $9.8M a year on pets, or $528 per household, 42% below the U.S. average. That is about $978K of household spending for each business on map listings, 62% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Lewistown area in 2023. That is one for every 6,170 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Lewistown area held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Lewistown 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 Lewistown, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLewistown areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.43.93.6
Spending per listing$978K$1.7M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,1705,3505,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$528$647$909
Median household income$63,953$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2822

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
5
Annual payroll, 2023
$75K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
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 Lewistown 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 Lewistown area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,1270.0% since 2020
Households
18,510
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$63,953+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,786
Median home value
$156,700
Jobs located here
16,013
Daytime population
41,059Residents 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 Lewistown 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
11Lewistown, PA28105.4$978K0.0%#343 of 387

Other business types in the Lewistown 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 Lewistown, PA area?

There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Lewistown area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $9.8M a year, or $528 per household. That is 42% below the U.S. average (an index of 58, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $978K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,510 households in the Lewistown area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lewistown area has 5.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $978K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Lewistown area would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,170 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lewistown, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewistown area at 46,127 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,510 households. The median household income in the Lewistown area is $63,953 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. 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 Lewistown area scores 28 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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