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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hawaii

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Hawaii, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
102
4 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
52
+26.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$561.2M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
2.1
42% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$5.5M
2.2 times the U.S.
Rank among states
#4 of 51
Market score 78 · High

A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Hawaii by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

Hawaii has 102 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $1,140 per household (25% above the U.S. average), households in Hawaii spend about $561.2M a year on pets. That works out to $5.5M per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hawaii was 52 in 2023, up 26.8% from 2019. That is one for every 9,470 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $635K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hawaii.

Among the 50 states and DC, Hawaii ranks #4 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 78 (high). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Hawaii, the Urban Honolulu metro area scores highest (78). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Hawaii, the Hilo-Kailua area, scores 94.

Every market in Hawaii for pet grooming and boarding businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Hawaii, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Hawaii, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Urban Honolulu, HI78661.9$6M−2.3%#15 of 386
2Kahului-Wailuku, HI74142.5$4.5M−2.5%#32 of 386

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Hawaii, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hilo-Kailua, HI94202.7$3.7M+4.6%#1 of 387
Kapaa, HINot scored20.8$13M+0.3%

Counties

Counties in Hawaii, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hawaii County, HI88202.7$3.7M+4.6%#12 of 1,461
2Honolulu County, HI79661.9$6M−2.3%#69 of 1,461
3Maui County, HI76142.5$4.5M−2.5%#98 of 1,461
Kauai County, HINot scored20.8$13M+0.3%
Kalawao County, HINot scored00.0n/a+2.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hawaii?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hawaii. 4 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 26.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Hawaii spend on pets?

About $561.2M a year, or $1,140 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $5.5M 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 492,453 households in Hawaii and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hawaii compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Hawaii has 2.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $5.5M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hawaii would have about 221, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,470 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Hawaii has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Hawaii, the Urban Honolulu metro area scores highest, at 78 (high). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Hawaii is the Hilo-Kailua area, at 94 (very high). Among 3 scored counties in Hawaii, Hawaii County scores highest, at 88 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Hawaii scores 78 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #4 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hawaii. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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