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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in San Benito County, CA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 89 out of 100: High

Ranked #10 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 45 scored counties in California

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.4M
On pets · $1,236 a household
Spending per listing
$3.2M
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.9
8% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,082
+8.6% 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

San Benito County scores 89 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #10 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in San Benito County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.9 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $1,236 per household (36% above the U.S. average), households in San Benito County spend about $25.4M a year on pets. Spread across 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.2M per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in San Benito County in 2023. That is one for every 6,854 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show San Benito County grew 8.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How San Benito 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 San Benito County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Benito CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.93.03.6
Spending per listing$3.2M$3.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,8545,2295,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.4%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,236$1,149$909
Median household income$114,394$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score8969

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$314K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,082+8.6% since 2020
Households
20,561
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,389 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$143,684
Median home value
$793,400
Jobs located here
17,302
Daytime population
57,797Residents 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 San Benito 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County, CA?

There are 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in San Benito County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $25.4M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Benito County has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.2M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, San Benito County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,854 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. San Benito County scores 89 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #10 of 1,461 scored counties.

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