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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Fayette County, IN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On pets · $717 a household
Spending per listing
$6.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
23,533
+0.7% 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

At $717 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $6.8M a year on pets. That is about $6.8M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Fayette County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Fayette County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Fayette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Fayette County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.14.03.6
Spending per listing$6.8M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,4655,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.8%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$717$825$909
Median household income$59,321$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,533+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,422
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$59,321+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,303
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,957
Daytime population
18,647Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Indiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Fayette County marked.

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lake County, IN76422.2$3.8M+1.1%#101 of 1,461
2Hancock County, IN72185.4$1.8M+13.5%#190 of 1,461
3St. Joseph County, IN71222.1$3.9M+0.1%#196 of 1,461
4Hamilton County, IN71533.9$3M+10.9%#206 of 1,461
5Marion County, IN661032.6$3.1M+1.6%#318 of 1,461
6Hendricks County, IN66314.6$2.2M+10.2%#332 of 1,461
7Boone County, IN66165.6$2M+13.5%#338 of 1,461
8Clark County, IN64224.3$1.9M+7.5%#391 of 1,461
9Kosciusko County, IN62113.4$2.4M+0.9%#423 of 1,461
10Porter County, IN60253.6$2.5M+1.6%#477 of 1,461
Fayette County, INNot scored11.1$6.8M+0.7%

Other business types in Fayette 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 Fayette County, IN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Fayette County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Fayette County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Fayette County, IN spend on pets?

About $6.8M a year, or $717 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $6.8M 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 9,422 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Fayette County would have about 3, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Fayette County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 23,533 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,422 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $59,321, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Fayette County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Fayette County

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