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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hernando County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hernando County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #949 of 1,461 scored counties
#42 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 51
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.2
- 72% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,701
- +13.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hernando County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 4%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.2 for every 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Hernando County spend about $67.2M a year on pets, or $815 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.3M per business, 48% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Hernando County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,436 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Hernando County grew 13.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Hernando County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #949 of 1,461 scored counties and #42 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Hernando 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 | Hernando County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,436 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,058 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 512 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The 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 Hernando 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 Hernando County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,701+13.3% since 2020
- Households
- 82,475
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 473 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 438
- Median household income
- $66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,501
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,235
- Daytime population
- 179,810Residents 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 |
| 42Hernando County, FL | 41 | 51 | 6.2 | $1.3M | +13.3% | #949 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Hernando 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hernando County, FL?
Hernando County has 51 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 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Hernando County, FL spend on pets?
About $67.2M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hernando County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hernando County has 6.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 72% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hernando County would have about 26, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,436 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% 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. Hernando County scores 41 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #949 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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