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Pet stores in Calvert County, MD
The pet stores in Calvert County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #62 of 974 scored counties
#5 of 18 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 7
- 5 chain locations (71%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $43.1M
- On pets · $1,287 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.2M
- 36% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 94,484
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Calvert County is 79 (high), #62 of 974 scored counties and #5 of 18 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
Household spending on pets in Calvert County comes to about $43.1M a year: $1,287 per household, 42% above the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet stores, that is $6.2M per store, 36% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 7 pet stores on map listings in Calvert County as of September 2026. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Calvert County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Calvert County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Calvert County compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 | Calvert County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.2M | $7.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 16,878 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −25.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,287 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $133,922 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 81 |
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
- 75 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 and pet supplies stores in Calvert 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 Calvert County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 94,484+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 33,465
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 213 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 442
- Median household income
- $133,922+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,598
- Median home value
- $460,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,372
- Daytime population
- 79,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, MD | 89 | 23 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +11.0% | #10 of 974 |
| 2Charles County, MD | 87 | 10 | 1.6 | $7.4M | +5.9% | #17 of 974 |
| 3Montgomery County, MD | 85 | 53 | 1.4 | $9.5M | +1.3% | #21 of 974 |
| 4Prince George’s County, MD | 83 | 29 | 0.8 | $13.1M | +0.5% | #30 of 974 |
| 5Calvert County, MD | 79 | 7 | 2.1 | $6.2M | +1.7% | #62 of 974 |
| 6Carroll County, MD | 77 | 16 | 2.5 | $4.8M | +2.2% | #81 of 974 |
| 7Anne Arundel County, MD | 75 | 44 | 2.0 | $6.3M | +1.7% | #96 of 974 |
| 8Cecil County, MD | 74 | 8 | 2.0 | $5.1M | +3.2% | #114 of 974 |
| 9Baltimore County, MD | 73 | 50 | 1.5 | $6.9M | −0.7% | #124 of 974 |
| 10Baltimore city, MD | 69 | 24 | 0.9 | $8.9M | −2.3% | #178 of 974 |
Other business types in Calvert 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores79
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Calvert County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet stores in Calvert County. 5 of them (71%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Calvert County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Calvert County, MD spend on pets?
About $43.1M a year, or $1,287 per household. That is 42% above the U.S. average (an index of 142, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.2M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,465 households in Calvert County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Calvert County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Calvert County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.2M, 36% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Calvert County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Calvert County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Calvert County at 94,484 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,465 households. The median household income in Calvert County is $133,922 a year, 66% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Calvert County scores 79 for pet stores (high), #62 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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