Pets · County · Maryland
Pet stores in Worcester County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Worcester County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #534 of 974 scored counties
#16 of 18 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 6
- 5 chain locations (83%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On pets · $973 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Worcester County spend about $23.5M a year on pets, or $973 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pet stores, that is $3.9M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Worcester County has 6 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Worcester County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,827 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Worcester County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Worcester County is 47 (lower middle), #534 of 974 scored counties and #16 of 18 scored counties in Maryland.
How Worcester 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 | Worcester County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $7.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,827 | 16,878 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −25.9% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $973 | $1,117 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 65 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Worcester 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 Worcester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents 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 |
| 16Worcester County, MD | 47 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.9M | +3.7% | #534 of 974 |
Other business types in Worcester 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians61
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Worcester County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet stores in Worcester County. 5 of them (83%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Worcester County, MD spend on pets?
About $23.5M a year, or $973 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 24,136 households in Worcester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Worcester County, MD compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Worcester County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Worcester County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,827 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Worcester County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Worcester County at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in Worcester County is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Worcester County scores 47 for pet stores (lower middle), #534 of 974 scored counties.
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