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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monterey County, CA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monterey County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #82 of 1,461 scored counties
#17 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 32
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $146.9M
- On pets · $1,109 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.6M
- 80% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 433,729
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Monterey County scores 78 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #82 of 1,461 scored counties and #17 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
At $1,109 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Monterey County spend about $146.9M a year on pets. That is about $4.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 80% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Monterey County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Monterey County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 8,281 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monterey County declined 1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monterey 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.
| Measure | Monterey County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $4.6M | $3.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,281 | 5,229 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,109 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,230 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 Monterey 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 Monterey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 433,729−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,489
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 3,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $97,230+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,514
- Median home value
- $781,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,373
- Daytime population
- 429,093Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 91 | 51 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +5.5% | #2 of 1,461 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 89 | 8 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +8.6% | #10 of 1,461 |
| 3Placer County, CA | 85 | 57 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +8.9% | #21 of 1,461 |
| 4Madera County, CA | 85 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #23 of 1,461 |
| 5Sacramento County, CA | 84 | 130 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +2.0% | #25 of 1,461 |
| 6Yolo County, CA | 84 | 23 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +3.1% | #28 of 1,461 |
| 7Fresno County, CA | 83 | 70 | 2.2 | $4.4M | +2.6% | #33 of 1,461 |
| 8Merced County, CA | 83 | 24 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +5.1% | #37 of 1,461 |
| 9Kern County, CA | 81 | 73 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #48 of 1,461 |
| 10Tulare County, CA | 81 | 38 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #49 of 1,461 |
| 17Monterey County, CA | 78 | 32 | 2.4 | $4.6M | −1.5% | #82 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Monterey 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding78
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Monterey County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monterey County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Monterey County, CA spend on pets?
About $146.9M a year, or $1,109 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.6M 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 132,489 households in Monterey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monterey County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Monterey County has 2.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.6M, 80% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Monterey County would have about 58, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,281 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Monterey County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Monterey County at 433,729 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 132,489 households. Median household income in Monterey County is $97,230, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Monterey County scores 78 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #82 of 1,461 scored counties.
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