Pets · Metro area · Florida
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area
How the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #260 of 386 scored metro areas
#20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 38
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55M
- On pets · $771 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 47% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,666
- +11.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $771 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Homosassa Springs metro area spend about $55M a year on pets. Spread across 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
The Homosassa Springs metro area has 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Homosassa Springs metro area was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 5,941 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Homosassa Springs metro area grew 11.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Homosassa Springs metro area is 43 (lower middle), #260 of 386 scored metro areas and #20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Homosassa Springs metro area 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 | Homosassa Springs metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,941 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $771 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,546 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 60
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- 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
- 22The 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 the Homosassa Springs metro area, 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 Homosassa Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,666+11.1% since 2020
- Households
- 71,291
- Median age
- 55.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 582 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 279
- Median household income
- $56,546+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,687
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Jobs located here
- 35,013
- Daytime population
- 146,294Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Homosassa Springs metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 87 | 18 | 2.6 | $3.5M | +21.1% | #2 of 386 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 78 | 75 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +19.8% | #20 of 386 |
| 3Tallahassee, FL | 66 | 41 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +3.1% | #70 of 386 |
| 4Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 66 | 743 | 3.2 | $3M | +4.2% | #71 of 386 |
| 5Jacksonville, FL | 65 | 258 | 3.9 | $2.4M | +10.7% | #83 of 386 |
| 6Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 62 | 373 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +10.3% | #104 of 386 |
| 7Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 62 | 33 | 3.7 | $2.3M | +15.7% | #105 of 386 |
| 8Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 62 | 92 | 4.6 | $2M | +6.5% | #107 of 386 |
| 9Naples-Marco Island, FL | 60 | 81 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +10.6% | #119 of 386 |
| 10Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 59 | 138 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +14.4% | #131 of 386 |
| 20Homosassa Springs, FL | 43 | 38 | 5.3 | $1.4M | +11.1% | #260 of 386 |
Other business types in the Homosassa Springs metro area
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 businesses45
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding43
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Homosassa Springs metro area. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area spend on pets?
About $55M a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 71,291 households in the Homosassa Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Homosassa Springs metro area has 5.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Homosassa Springs metro area would have about 22, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,941 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Homosassa Springs metro area at 171,666 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,291 households. Median household income in the Homosassa Springs metro area is $56,546, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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. The Homosassa Springs metro area scores 43 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #260 of 386 scored metro areas.
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