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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Collier County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #244 of 1,461 scored counties
#14 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
81
11 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
37
+32.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$173.1M
On pets · $1,044 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

Household spending on pets in Collier County comes to about $173.1M a year: $1,044 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Collier County has 81 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Collier County in 2023, up 32.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,483 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Collier County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Collier County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Collier County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #244 of 1,461 scored counties and #14 of 44 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Collier 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.83.6
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,4834,5525,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+32.1%+35.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,044$915$909
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 37+32.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
215
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
8111 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
68The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$3.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Collier 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 Collier County

Population, 2025 estimate
417,131+10.6% since 2020
Households
165,875
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
199
Median household income
$90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$540,700
Jobs located here
165,588
Daytime population
398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Collier County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL89182.6$3.5M+21.1%#9 of 1,461
2Polk County, FL82752.6$3.2M+19.8%#43 of 1,461
3Orange County, FL751563.0$3.2M+6.7%#119 of 1,461
4Manatee County, FL75714.0$2.4M+16.6%#129 of 1,461
5Miami-Dade County, FL742732.8$3.2M+4.0%#130 of 1,461
6Duval County, FL741403.4$2.6M+6.5%#135 of 1,461
7Bay County, FL74313.9$2.2M+17.2%#140 of 1,461
8St. Lucie County, FL74564.1$2.1M+21.4%#142 of 1,461
9Escambia County, FL72483.7$2.3M+3.5%#186 of 1,461
10Broward County, FL712453.2$2.9M+3.6%#208 of 1,461
14Collier County, FL70814.9$2.1M+10.6%#244 of 1,461

Other business types in Collier 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 Collier County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Collier County. 11 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 32.1% from 2019.

How much do households in Collier County, FL spend on pets?

About $173.1M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Collier County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Collier County has 4.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Collier County would have about 68, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,483 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 70 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #244 of 1,461 scored counties.

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