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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Volusia County, FL
How Volusia 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #616 of 1,461 scored counties
#32 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 115
- 9 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- +22.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $206M
- On pets · $852 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,573
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Volusia County. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Volusia County spend about $206M a year on pets, or $852 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per business, 30% 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.
Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Volusia County in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019. That is one for every 4,031 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Volusia County.
Population estimates show Volusia County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Volusia County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #616 of 1,461 scored counties and #32 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Volusia 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 | Volusia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,031 | 4,552 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.5% | +35.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $852 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,044 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 60+22.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 208
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1159 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Volusia 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 Volusia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,573+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 241,881
- Median age
- 46.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,101 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,221
- Median home value
- $313,000
- Jobs located here
- 186,339
- Daytime population
- 518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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 |
| 32Volusia County, FL | 55 | 115 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +9.1% | #616 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Volusia 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Volusia County, FL?
Volusia County has 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 22.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Volusia County, FL spend on pets?
About $206M a year, or $852 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Volusia County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Volusia County has 4.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.8M, 30% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Volusia County would have about 81, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,031 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 55 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #616 of 1,461 scored counties.
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