Pet care (except veterinary) in Maryland 400 establishments · 3,421 employees · 2024
Firms (MD)
400
Employment
3,421
Avg Annual Pay
$30,257
State Rank
#24 of 52
How Maryland compares to national
Metric
Maryland
National
Maryland vs. U.S.
Establishments
400
27,189
1.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$30,257
$30,672
-$415 (-1.4%)
Location quotient
0.91
1.00
9% less dense than national
Avg firm size (employees)
8.6
7.0
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Year-over-year firm growth
-0.7%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 0.91 means pet care (except veterinary) are 9% under-represented in Maryland's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 812910. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json