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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clay County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clay County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #219 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 38
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.1M
- On pets · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,593
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clay County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $957 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $80.1M a year on pets. That works out to $2.1M per business, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clay County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 5,232 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $325K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clay County.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #219 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 44 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,232 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $957 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,820 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 176
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 383 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $325K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,593+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 83,707
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,935
- Median home value
- $312,500
- Jobs located here
- 60,502
- Daytime population
- 185,545Residents 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 |
| 11Clay County, FL | 71 | 38 | 4.5 | $2.1M | +9.4% | #219 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Clay 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Clay County, FL?
There are 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) 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 Clay County, FL spend on pets?
About $80.1M a year, or $957 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Clay County has 4.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 32, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,232 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #219 of 1,461 scored counties.
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