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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,307 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 47
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.2M
- On pets · $773 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 24 (low), #1,307 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $773 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $57.2M a year on pets. That works out to $1.2M per business, 52% below 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 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 2,849 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Population estimates show the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,849 | 3,961 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $773 | $742 | $909 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 23 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26
- Employees, 2023
- 161
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 472 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 55 | 36 | 3.0 | $2.4M | +4.1% | #600 of 1,461 |
| 2South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 50 | 76 | 3.3 | $2.1M | +2.5% | #730 of 1,461 |
| 3Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 48 | 115 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +3.5% | #787 of 1,461 |
| 4Capitol Planning Region, CT | 44 | 135 | 3.5 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #856 of 1,461 |
| 5Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 42 | 67 | 3.7 | $1.9M | +3.2% | #911 of 1,461 |
| 6Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 37 | 18 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #1,033 of 1,461 |
| 7Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 36 | 23 | 5.8 | $1.2M | +3.0% | #1,068 of 1,461 |
| 8Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 30 | 51 | 4.4 | $1.5M | +2.0% | #1,187 of 1,461 |
| 9Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 24 | 47 | 6.3 | $1.2M | +2.3% | #1,307 of 1,461 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
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
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding24
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 47 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on pets?
About $57.2M a year, or $773 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 6.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 23, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,849 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 24 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,307 of 1,461 scored counties.
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