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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hawaii County, HI
How Hawaii County, HI 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 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #12 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 3 scored counties in Hawaii
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $73.3M
- On pets · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hawaii County is 88 (high), #12 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 3 scored counties in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hawaii County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.7 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Hawaii County comes to about $73.3M a year: $990 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.7M per business, 44% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Hawaii County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 10,582 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hawaii County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hawaii County compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hawaii County | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $5.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,582 | 9,470 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $990 | $1,140 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 78 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 Hawaii 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 Hawaii County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hawaii County, HI | 88 | 20 | 2.7 | $3.7M | +4.6% | #12 of 1,461 |
| 2Honolulu County, HI | 79 | 66 | 1.9 | $6M | −2.3% | #69 of 1,461 |
| 3Maui County, HI | 76 | 14 | 2.5 | $4.5M | −2.5% | #98 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Hawaii 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians77
- Pet grooming and boarding88
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hawaii County, HI?
Hawaii County has 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Hawaii County, HI spend on pets?
About $73.3M a year, or $990 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,072 households in Hawaii County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hawaii County, HI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hawaii County has 2.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.7M, 44% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hawaii County would have about 29, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,582 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Hawaii County, HI growing?
Population estimates put Hawaii County at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in Hawaii County is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Hawaii County scores 88 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #12 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Hawaii County
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