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Pet stores in Carroll County, MD
The pet stores in Carroll County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #81 of 974 scored counties
#6 of 18 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 16
- 8 chain locations (50%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $77M
- On pets · $1,198 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.8M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Carroll County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #81 of 974 scored counties and #6 of 18 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet stores in Carroll County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 50%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Carroll County comes to about $77M a year: $1,198 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.8M per store, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Carroll County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 21,428 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Carroll County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.8M | $7.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 21,428 | 16,878 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −25.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,198 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 168 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents 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 Carroll 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding49
- Pet stores77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Carroll County, MD?
Carroll County has 16 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (50%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on pets?
About $77M a year, or $1,198 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Carroll County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.8M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Carroll County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,428 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 77 for pet stores (high), #81 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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