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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pike County, PA

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pike County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #972 of 1,461 scored counties
#12 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On pets · $648 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,808
+7.2% 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 $648 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Pike County spend about $15.7M a year on pets. Spread across 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Pike County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pike County grew 7.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Pike County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #972 of 1,461 scored counties and #12 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Pike 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 Pike County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasurePike CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.93.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$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+7.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$648$647$909
Median household income$81,323$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4022

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
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Pike 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 Pike County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,808+7.2% since 2020
Households
24,262
Median age
48.2
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
111
Median household income
$81,323+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,925
Median home value
$272,600
Jobs located here
11,281
Daytime population
47,601Residents 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 Pike 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
12Pike County, PA40104.1$1.6M+7.2%#972 of 1,461

Other business types in Pike 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 Pike County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pike County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Pike County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $15.7M a year, or $648 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 24,262 households in Pike County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pike County has 4.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Pike County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Pike County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Pike County at 62,808 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,262 households. Median household income in Pike County is $81,323, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Pike County scores 40 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #972 of 1,461 scored counties.

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