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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #928 of 1,461 scored counties
#41 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 18
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On pets · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,406
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,032 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $35.5M a year on pets. That is about $2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Monroe County has 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,128 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #928 of 1,461 scored counties and #41 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,128 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,032 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,738 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 180 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,406−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,405
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,520
- Median home value
- $780,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,028
- Daytime population
- 79,622Residents 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 |
| 41Monroe County, FL | 41 | 18 | 5.2 | $2M | −2.9% | #928 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Monroe County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, FL spend on pets?
About $35.5M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 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 34,405 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Monroe County has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% 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, Monroe County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,128 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Monroe County scores 41 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #928 of 1,461 scored counties.
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