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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Broward County, FL
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Broward County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #208 of 1,461 scored counties
#10 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 245
- 28 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 158
- +17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $706.7M
- On pets · $937 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,013,317
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 245 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Broward County. 28 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Broward County spend about $706.7M a year on pets, or $937 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 245 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.9M per business, 13% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Broward County was 158 in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 4,772 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $10.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Broward County.
Population estimates show Broward County grew 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Broward County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #208 of 1,461 scored counties and #10 of 44 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Broward County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Broward County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,772 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.9% | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $937 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,633 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 134 → 158+17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 770
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24528 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 278The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $10.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Broward 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 Broward County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,013,317+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 753,956
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,203 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,644
- Median household income
- $77,633+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,281
- Median home value
- $414,600
- Jobs located here
- 898,463
- Daytime population
- 1,977,368Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 89 | 18 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +21.1% | #9 of 1,461 |
| 2Polk County, FL | 82 | 75 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +19.8% | #43 of 1,461 |
| 3Orange County, FL | 75 | 156 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +6.7% | #119 of 1,461 |
| 4Manatee County, FL | 75 | 71 | 4.0 | $2.4M | +16.6% | #129 of 1,461 |
| 5Miami-Dade County, FL | 74 | 273 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +4.0% | #130 of 1,461 |
| 6Duval County, FL | 74 | 140 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #135 of 1,461 |
| 7Bay County, FL | 74 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +17.2% | #140 of 1,461 |
| 8St. Lucie County, FL | 74 | 56 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +21.4% | #142 of 1,461 |
| 9Escambia County, FL | 72 | 48 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +3.5% | #186 of 1,461 |
| 10Broward County, FL | 71 | 245 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +3.6% | #208 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Broward 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
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Broward County, FL?
There are 245 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Broward County as of September 2026. 28 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 158 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 17.9% from 2019.
How much do households in Broward County, FL spend on pets?
About $706.7M a year, or $937 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 245 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 753,956 households in Broward County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Broward County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Broward County has 3.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.9M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Broward County would have about 278, against 245 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,772 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Broward County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Broward County at 2,013,317 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 753,956 households. The median household income in Broward County is $77,633 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Broward County scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #208 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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