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Pet stores in Perry County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Perry County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.4M
- On pets · $622 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,806
- +2.1% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Perry County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in Perry County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Perry County comes to about $11.4M a year: $622 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.8M per store, 16% 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 Perry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Perry County grew 2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Perry County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Perry 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 | Perry County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $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 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $622 | $647 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,444 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 31 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 Perry 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 Perry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,806+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,299
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 551 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $79,444+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,124
- Median home value
- $236,400
- Jobs located here
- 8,141
- Daytime population
- 33,307Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Perry County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Perry County, PA | Not scored | 3 | 1.6 | $3.8M | +2.1% |
Other business types in Perry 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding25
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Perry County, PA?
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Perry County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Perry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Perry County, PA spend on pets?
About $11.4M a year, or $622 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,299 households in Perry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Perry County, PA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Perry County has 1.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.8M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is Perry County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Perry County at 46,806 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,299 households. Median household income in Perry County is $79,444, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Perry County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Perry County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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