Market rankings · Indiana
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Indiana
Markets across Indiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,083
- 97 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 497
- +35.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.2B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #38 of 51
- Market score 40 · Lower middle
A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Indiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,083 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Indiana. 97 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Indiana spend about $2.2B a year on pets, or $825 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,083 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Indiana was 497 in 2023, up 35.8% from 2019. That is one for every 5,465 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, 49 SBA-backed loans worth $21.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Indiana.
Among the 50 states and DC, Indiana ranks #38 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores highest (65). Of the 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Warsaw area scores highest (74).
Every market in Indiana for pet grooming and boarding businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Indiana, 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
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 65 | 32 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #77 of 386 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 63 | 186 | 3.3 | $2.7M | +2.9% | #97 of 386 |
| 2Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 61 | 318 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +5.4% | #114 of 386 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 59 | 1,239 | 3.4 | $2.9M | 0.0% | #121 of 386 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 58 | 361 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +2.7% | #139 of 386 |
| 3Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 51 | 12 | 2.8 | $2.9M | −0.9% | #187 of 386 |
| 4Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 47 | 27 | 3.0 | $2.6M | +2.1% | #221 of 386 |
| 5Fort Wayne, IN | 46 | 71 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #232 of 386 |
| 6Columbus, IN | 40 | 20 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #278 of 386 |
| 7Muncie, IN | 34 | 24 | 5.2 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #311 of 386 |
| 8Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 30 | 33 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +0.9% | #330 of 386 |
| 9Bloomington, IN | 26 | 29 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +2.0% | #348 of 386 |
| 10Terre Haute, IN | 24 | 34 | 5.0 | $1.4M | +0.3% | #360 of 386 |
| 11Kokomo, IN | 23 | 23 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #362 of 386 |
| 12Evansville, IN | 18 | 64 | 5.6 | $1.4M | +1.6% | #372 of 386 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warsaw, IN | 74 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #36 of 387 |
| 2New Castle, IN | 61 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #105 of 387 |
| 3Marion, IN | 61 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #106 of 387 |
| 4Greensburg, IN | 56 | 5 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #151 of 387 |
| 5Crawfordsville, IN | 53 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #171 of 387 |
| 6Seymour, IN | 53 | 10 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +1.9% | #175 of 387 |
| 7Washington, IN | 51 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #188 of 387 |
| 8Decatur, IN | 49 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #206 of 387 |
| 9Greencastle, IN | 48 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #216 of 387 |
| 10Angola, IN | 46 | 8 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #230 of 387 |
| 11Vincennes, IN | 40 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.6M | −1.7% | #265 of 387 |
| 12Auburn, IN | 39 | 14 | 8.2 | $978K | +2.9% | #278 of 387 |
| 13Bedford, IN | 37 | 11 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #301 of 387 |
| 14Madison, IN | 35 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #313 of 387 |
| 15Jasper, IN | 34 | 12 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #317 of 387 |
| 16Wabash, IN | 32 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −0.7% | #323 of 387 |
| 17Kendallville, IN | 30 | 12 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +1.0% | #334 of 387 |
| 18Richmond, IN | 28 | 13 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #338 of 387 |
| 19Huntington, IN | 26 | 11 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #351 of 387 |
| 20Plymouth, IN | 25 | 14 | 7.9 | $999K | +1.2% | #353 of 387 |
| Logansport, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.5M | +0.1% | |
| Peru, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $2.4M | −3.9% | |
| Frankfort, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $4.7M | +0.4% | |
| Monticello, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.9 | $2.6M | +2.0% | |
| Connersville, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $6.8M | +0.7% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lake County, IN | 76 | 42 | 2.2 | $3.8M | +1.1% | #101 of 1,461 |
| 2Hancock County, IN | 72 | 18 | 5.4 | $1.8M | +13.5% | #190 of 1,461 |
| 3St. Joseph County, IN | 71 | 22 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +0.1% | #196 of 1,461 |
| 4Hamilton County, IN | 71 | 53 | 3.9 | $3M | +10.9% | #206 of 1,461 |
| 5Marion County, IN | 66 | 103 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +1.6% | #318 of 1,461 |
| 6Hendricks County, IN | 66 | 31 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +10.2% | #332 of 1,461 |
| 7Boone County, IN | 66 | 16 | 5.6 | $2M | +13.5% | #338 of 1,461 |
| 8Clark County, IN | 64 | 22 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +7.5% | #391 of 1,461 |
| 9Kosciusko County, IN | 62 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.4M | +0.9% | #423 of 1,461 |
| 10Porter County, IN | 60 | 25 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +1.6% | #477 of 1,461 |
| 11Allen County, IN | 60 | 56 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #482 of 1,461 |
| 12Johnson County, IN | 60 | 27 | 4.3 | $2.2M | +7.4% | #486 of 1,461 |
| 13LaPorte County, IN | 59 | 12 | 2.8 | $2.9M | −0.9% | #503 of 1,461 |
| 14Floyd County, IN | 57 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +2.0% | #557 of 1,461 |
| 15Grant County, IN | 55 | 7 | 2.6 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #597 of 1,461 |
| 16Tippecanoe County, IN | 52 | 21 | 2.8 | $2.7M | +2.2% | #673 of 1,461 |
| 17Henry County, IN | 51 | 5 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +0.5% | #699 of 1,461 |
| 18Bartholomew County, IN | 50 | 20 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +4.3% | #750 of 1,461 |
| 19Morgan County, IN | 49 | 17 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +4.4% | #772 of 1,461 |
| 20Jasper County, IN | 47 | 6 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +3.0% | #808 of 1,461 |
| 21Gibson County, IN | 45 | 5 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +0.1% | #837 of 1,461 |
| 22Jackson County, IN | 45 | 10 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +1.9% | #848 of 1,461 |
| 23Madison County, IN | 45 | 31 | 5.8 | $1.3M | +3.8% | #852 of 1,461 |
| 24Monroe County, IN | 43 | 24 | 4.1 | $2M | +1.9% | #883 of 1,461 |
| 25Montgomery County, IN | 43 | 7 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #886 of 1,461 |
Show all 92 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Elkhart County, IN | 43 | 33 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +0.9% | #887 of 1,461 |
| 27Decatur County, IN | 41 | 5 | 4.7 | $1.7M | +0.4% | #936 of 1,461 |
| 28Delaware County, IN | 41 | 24 | 5.2 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #948 of 1,461 |
| 29Steuben County, IN | 39 | 8 | 5.7 | $1.4M | +1.0% | #998 of 1,461 |
| 30Greene County, IN | 38 | 5 | 3.8 | $1.9M | +1.2% | #1,008 of 1,461 |
| 31Daviess County, IN | 38 | 6 | 5.1 | $1.5M | +2.5% | #1,020 of 1,461 |
| 32Adams County, IN | 37 | 6 | 4.8 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #1,042 of 1,461 |
| 33Putnam County, IN | 37 | 9 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #1,048 of 1,461 |
| 34Whitley County, IN | 36 | 8 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #1,064 of 1,461 |
| 35Knox County, IN | 35 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.6M | −1.7% | #1,077 of 1,461 |
| 36Franklin County, IN | 34 | 5 | 5.4 | $1.6M | +2.2% | #1,097 of 1,461 |
| 37Warrick County, IN | 34 | 25 | 9.9 | $949K | +4.4% | #1,116 of 1,461 |
| 38Wells County, IN | 32 | 7 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,152 of 1,461 |
| 39Howard County, IN | 31 | 23 | 6.5 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #1,172 of 1,461 |
| 40Vanderburgh County, IN | 30 | 36 | 4.6 | $1.6M | +0.9% | #1,184 of 1,461 |
| 41Jefferson County, IN | 30 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.4M | +0.6% | #1,191 of 1,461 |
| 42DeKalb County, IN | 29 | 14 | 8.2 | $978K | +2.9% | #1,220 of 1,461 |
| 43Lawrence County, IN | 28 | 11 | 5.7 | $1.3M | +1.2% | #1,233 of 1,461 |
| 44Owen County, IN | 28 | 5 | 5.8 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,234 of 1,461 |
| 45Dearborn County, IN | 28 | 18 | 8.9 | $974K | +1.7% | #1,239 of 1,461 |
| 46Dubois County, IN | 26 | 12 | 6.8 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #1,268 of 1,461 |
| 47Scott County, IN | 25 | 6 | 6.1 | $1.2M | +2.8% | #1,286 of 1,461 |
| 48Ripley County, IN | 25 | 9 | 7.8 | $1M | +1.6% | #1,289 of 1,461 |
| 49Randolph County, IN | 24 | 5 | 4.8 | $1.5M | +0.1% | #1,299 of 1,461 |
| 50Wabash County, IN | 24 | 7 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −0.7% | #1,301 of 1,461 |
| 51Clay County, IN | 24 | 7 | 6.6 | $1.2M | −0.1% | #1,309 of 1,461 |
| 52Wayne County, IN | 23 | 13 | 4.8 | $1.5M | −0.5% | #1,315 of 1,461 |
| 53Noble County, IN | 23 | 12 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +1.0% | #1,323 of 1,461 |
| 54Shelby County, IN | 23 | 16 | 8.7 | $936K | +1.8% | #1,330 of 1,461 |
| 55Spencer County, IN | 22 | 7 | 8.7 | $916K | +1.2% | #1,341 of 1,461 |
| 56Vigo County, IN | 20 | 26 | 6.1 | $1.1M | +0.4% | #1,357 of 1,461 |
| 57Huntington County, IN | 20 | 11 | 7.1 | $1.1M | +1.6% | #1,360 of 1,461 |
| 58Marshall County, IN | 18 | 14 | 7.9 | $999K | +1.2% | #1,383 of 1,461 |
| 59Starke County, IN | 15 | 6 | 6.7 | $1.1M | +0.1% | #1,418 of 1,461 |
| 60Orange County, IN | 15 | 6 | 7.5 | $985K | −0.1% | #1,419 of 1,461 |
| LaGrange County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $5.6M | +1.9% | |
| Harrison County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +1.9% | |
| Cass County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.0 | $3.5M | +0.1% | |
| Miami County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.0 | $2.4M | −3.9% | |
| Clinton County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 1.6 | $4.7M | +0.4% | |
| Washington County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +0.5% | |
| Jennings County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 0.9 | $8.3M | +0.1% | |
| Posey County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.8 | $3.1M | −0.8% | |
| White County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 2.9 | $2.6M | +2.0% | |
| Fayette County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $6.8M | +0.7% | |
| Sullivan County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.3 | $5.7M | +0.1% | |
| Carroll County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +1.6% | |
| Fulton County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.5 | $3.1M | −1.9% | |
| Jay County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.8% | |
| Perry County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.6 | $2.8M | +1.2% | |
| Rush County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.0 | $2.5M | 0.0% | |
| Fountain County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 2.9 | $2.5M | +3.2% | |
| Parke County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.3 | $2.3M | +3.0% | |
| Brown County, IN | Not scored | 4 | 5.9 | $1.4M | +1.9% | |
| Vermillion County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.6% | |
| Tipton County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $2.6M | −0.4% | |
| Newton County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 1.7 | $4.3M | +2.9% | |
| Pulaski County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $3.7M | −0.4% | |
| Pike County, IN | Not scored | 1 | 2.0 | $4M | −2.0% | |
| Blackford County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 5.8 | $1.2M | −3.1% | |
| Crawford County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −0.2% | |
| Switzerland County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +3.1% | |
| Martin County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 7.7 | $999K | +0.5% | |
| Benton County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.0% | |
| Warren County, IN | Not scored | 3 | 8.9 | $942K | +0.6% | |
| Union County, IN | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.1% | |
| Ohio County, IN | Not scored | 2 | 7.6 | $991K | +1.2% |
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 Indiana?
There are 1,083 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Indiana as of September 2026. 97 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 497 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 35.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Indiana spend on pets?
About $2.2B a year, or $825 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,083 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,716,009 households in Indiana and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Indiana has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Indiana would have about 880, against 1,083 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,465 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
Which market in Indiana has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Indiana, the South Bend-Mishawaka metro area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 20 scored small-town markets in or partly in Indiana, the Warsaw area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 60 scored counties in Indiana, Lake County scores highest, at 76 (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. Indiana scores 40 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #38 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 Indiana. 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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