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Pet stores in Lawrence County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Lawrence County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #908 of 974 scored counties
#32 of 45 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On pets · $548 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,911
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, Lawrence County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #908 of 974 scored counties and #32 of 45 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet stores in Lawrence County. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Lawrence County comes to about $19.8M a year: $548 per household, 40% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2M per store, 56% below 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 Lawrence County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 12,040 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Lawrence County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lawrence 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 | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,040 | 13,701 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $548 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,931 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $819K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,911−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,121
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 357 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 238
- Median household income
- $61,931+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,018
- Median home value
- $147,200
- Jobs located here
- 26,898
- Daytime population
- 74,365Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 32Lawrence County, PA | 19 | 10 | 2.8 | $2M | −2.4% | #908 of 974 |
Other business types in Lawrence 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 businesses15
- Veterinarians23
- Pet grooming and boarding18
- Pet stores19
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lawrence County, PA?
There are 10 pet stores on map listings in Lawrence County as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) 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 Lawrence County, PA spend on pets?
About $19.8M a year, or $548 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 36,121 households in Lawrence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lawrence County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lawrence County has 2.8 pet stores per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lawrence County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,040 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Lawrence County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Lawrence County at 83,911 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,121 households. Median household income in Lawrence County is $61,931, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Lawrence County scores 19 for pet stores (low), #908 of 974 scored counties.
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