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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tioga County, PA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tioga County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,327 of 1,461 scored counties
#40 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.2M
- On pets · $551 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 60% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,502
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tioga County is 23 (low), #1,327 of 1,461 scored counties and #40 of 59 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Tioga County. 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.
Household spending on pets in Tioga County comes to about $9.2M a year: $551 per household, 39% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 60% 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 Tioga County in 2023. That is one for every 5,562 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tioga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Tioga 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 | Tioga County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.7M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,562 | 5,350 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $551 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,899 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 22 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $174K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 90 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 Tioga 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 Tioga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,502−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,687
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 36
- Median household income
- $64,899+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,543
- Median home value
- $181,100
- Jobs located here
- 12,172
- Daytime population
- 36,724Residents 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 |
| 40Tioga County, PA | 23 | 9 | 5.4 | $1M | −1.3% | #1,327 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Tioga 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 businesses11
- Veterinarians10
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Tioga County, PA?
Tioga County has 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings 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 Tioga County, PA spend on pets?
About $9.2M a year, or $551 per household. That is 39% below the U.S. average (an index of 61, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,687 households in Tioga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tioga County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Tioga County 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 $1M, 60% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Tioga County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,562 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Tioga County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Tioga County at 40,502 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,687 households. The median household income in Tioga County is $64,899 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% 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. Tioga County scores 23 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,327 of 1,461 scored counties.
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