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Pet stores in Carbon County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Carbon County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #835 of 974 scored counties
#28 of 45 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On pets · $569 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.8
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,868
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Carbon County is 26 (lower middle), #835 of 974 scored counties and #28 of 45 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $569 per household (37% below the U.S. average), households in Carbon County spend about $15.5M a year on pets. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each store on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Carbon County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.8 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Carbon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Carbon County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Carbon 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 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 | Carbon County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $3.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,701 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $569 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,554 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 18 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,868+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 27,255
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 381 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $67,554+18.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,706
- Median home value
- $211,400
- Jobs located here
- 15,436
- Daytime population
- 50,450Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Carbon County?
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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 | 55 | 66 | 1.0 | $5.9M | −1.6% | #393 of 974 |
| 2Dauphin County, PA | 54 | 19 | 1.6 | $4M | +2.3% | #413 of 974 |
| 3Lycoming County, PA | 51 | 5 | 1.1 | $5.2M | −1.3% | #453 of 974 |
| 4Cumberland County, PA | 50 | 24 | 2.3 | $3M | +6.5% | #489 of 974 |
| 5Lackawanna County, PA | 49 | 12 | 1.4 | $4.3M | +0.5% | #497 of 974 |
| 6Montgomery County, PA | 48 | 74 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +2.4% | #524 of 974 |
| 7Erie County, PA | 46 | 13 | 1.2 | $4.8M | −1.8% | #547 of 974 |
| 8Chester County, PA | 43 | 49 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +4.2% | #604 of 974 |
| 9Adams County, PA | 41 | 7 | 1.7 | $3.8M | +3.6% | #636 of 974 |
| 10Franklin County, PA | 41 | 14 | 2.2 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #641 of 974 |
| 28Carbon County, PA | 26 | 5 | 1.8 | $3.1M | +1.7% | #835 of 974 |
Other business types in Carbon 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores26
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Carbon County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Carbon County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Carbon County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Carbon County, PA spend on pets?
About $15.5M a year, or $569 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 27,255 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carbon County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Carbon County has 1.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.1M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Carbon County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Carbon County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Carbon County at 65,868 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,255 households. The median household income in Carbon County is $67,554 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.5% 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. Carbon County scores 26 for pet stores (lower middle), #835 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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