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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Madera County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Madera County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 85 out of 100: High

Ranked #23 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 45 scored counties in California

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$43.2M
On pets · $952 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.5
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,927
+7.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Madera County is 85 (high), #23 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Household spending on pets in Madera County comes to about $43.2M a year: $952 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.7M per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Madera County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.5 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Madera County in 2023. That is one for every 11,345 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madera County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Madera County compares

The same measures for California and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet grooming and boarding businesses 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 grooming and boarding in Madera County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureMadera CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.53.03.6
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment11,3455,2295,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.4%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$952$1,149$909
Median household income$76,627$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score8569

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4
Employees, 2023
64
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The 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 care (except veterinary) in Madera 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 Madera County

Population, 2025 estimate
167,927+7.4% since 2020
Households
45,379
Median age
35.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
2,137 sq. mi.
People per square mile
75
Median household income
$76,627+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,809
Median home value
$393,200
Jobs located here
52,879
Daytime population
154,268Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Madera County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA91512.1$5.2M+5.5%#2 of 1,461
2San Benito County, CA8983.9$3.2M+8.6%#10 of 1,461
3Placer County, CA85573.6$3.5M+8.9%#21 of 1,461
4Madera County, CA85163.5$2.7M+7.4%#23 of 1,461
5Sacramento County, CA841302.3$4.7M+2.0%#25 of 1,461
6Yolo County, CA84233.0$3.6M+3.1%#28 of 1,461
7Fresno County, CA83702.2$4.4M+2.6%#33 of 1,461
8Merced County, CA83242.8$3.1M+5.1%#37 of 1,461
9Kern County, CA81732.6$3.6M+2.3%#48 of 1,461
10Tulare County, CA81382.7$3.4M+2.4%#49 of 1,461

Other business types in Madera County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Madera County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Madera County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Madera County, CA spend on pets?

About $43.2M a year, or $952 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,379 households in Madera County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Madera County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Madera County has 3.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.7M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Madera County would have about 17, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,345 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Madera County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Madera County at 167,927 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,379 households. Median household income in Madera County is $76,627, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. Madera County scores 85 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #23 of 1,461 scored counties.

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