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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Indian River County, FL
How Indian River County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #715 of 1,461 scored counties
#37 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 33
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +38.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.8M
- On pets · $915 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Indian River County comes to about $64.8M a year: $915 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 33 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2M per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Indian River County has 33 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Indian River County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,442 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Indian River County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Indian River County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Indian River County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #715 of 1,461 scored counties and #37 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Indian River 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 | Indian River County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,442 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.1% | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $915 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 29+38.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 179
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 332 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
- 4
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Indian River 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 Indian River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Indian River County marked.
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 |
| 37Indian River County, FL | 51 | 33 | 4.7 | $2M | +7.7% | #715 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Indian River 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Indian River County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 33 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Indian River County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019.
How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on pets?
About $64.8M a year, or $915 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Indian River County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Indian River County would have about 26, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,442 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Indian River County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #715 of 1,461 scored counties.
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