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Pet stores in Clarion County, PA

The pet stores in Clarion County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On pets · $540 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
55% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.7
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,680
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet stores in Clarion County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.7, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $540 per household (41% below the U.S. average), households in Clarion County spend about $8.1M a year on pets. That is about $2M of household spending for each store on map listings, 55% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Clarion County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Clarion County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, Clarion County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Clarion 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.

Pet stores in Clarion County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureClarion CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.72.12.0
Spending per listing$2M$3.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,70113,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−14.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$540$647$909
Median household income$62,649$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored18

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
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Clarion 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 Clarion County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,680−1.4% since 2020
Households
15,049
Median age
42.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
62
Median household income
$62,649+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,991
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
11,958
Daytime population
33,936Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for pet stores, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Clarion County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Philadelphia County, PA55661.0$5.9M−1.6%#393 of 974
2Dauphin County, PA54191.6$4M+2.3%#413 of 974
3Lycoming County, PA5151.1$5.2M−1.3%#453 of 974
4Cumberland County, PA50242.3$3M+6.5%#489 of 974
5Lackawanna County, PA49121.4$4.3M+0.5%#497 of 974
6Montgomery County, PA48742.2$3.7M+2.4%#524 of 974
7Erie County, PA46131.2$4.8M−1.8%#547 of 974
8Chester County, PA43492.4$3.6M+4.2%#604 of 974
9Adams County, PA4171.7$3.8M+3.6%#636 of 974
10Franklin County, PA41142.2$2.8M+3.0%#641 of 974
Clarion County, PANot scored42.7$2M−1.4%

Other business types in Clarion County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Clarion County, PA?

Clarion County has 4 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Clarion County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Clarion County, PA spend on pets?

About $8.1M a year, or $540 per household. That is 41% below the U.S. average (an index of 59, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,049 households in Clarion County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clarion County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Clarion County has 2.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2M, 55% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Clarion County would have about 2, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Clarion County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Clarion County at 36,680 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,049 households. Median household income in Clarion County is $62,649, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Clarion County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Clarion County

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