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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nassau County, FL

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nassau County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #621 of 1,461 scored counties
#33 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
23
3 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.3M
On pets · $999 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
33% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.9
64% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,879
+17.4% 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 Nassau County comes to about $39.3M a year: $999 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 23 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Nassau County in 2023. That is one for every 3,276 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nassau County is 55 (upper middle), #621 of 1,461 scored counties and #33 of 44 scored counties in Florida.

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.93.83.6
Spending per listing$1.7M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,2764,5525,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$999$915$909
Median household income$89,804$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 12
Employees, 2023
114
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
233 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Nassau 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 Nassau County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,879+17.4% since 2020
Households
39,307
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$89,804+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,081
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
26,220
Daytime population
80,329Residents 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 Nassau 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
33Nassau County, FL55235.9$1.7M+17.4%#621 of 1,461

Other business types in Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nassau County. 3 of them (13%) 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 Nassau County, FL spend on pets?

About $39.3M a year, or $999 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 39,307 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 5.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 64% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Nassau County would have about 15, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,276 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 106,879 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,307 households. Median household income in Nassau County is $89,804, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nassau County scores 55 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #621 of 1,461 scored counties.

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