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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Franklin County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,097 of 1,461 scored counties
#36 of 60 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.9M
On pets · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.4
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,286
+2.2% 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

Franklin County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,097 of 1,461 scored counties and #36 of 60 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $853 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $7.9M a year on pets. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.4 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 2,303 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.44.03.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,3035,4655,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+35.8%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$853$825$909
Median household income$78,074$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score3440

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$161K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,286+2.2% since 2020
Households
9,211
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
384 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$78,074+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,859
Median home value
$249,500
Jobs located here
4,893
Daytime population
16,628Residents 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 Franklin 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
36Franklin County, IN3455.4$1.6M+2.2%#1,097 of 1,461

Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, IN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Franklin County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $7.9M a year, or $853 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 9,211 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 5.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,303 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 23,286 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,211 households. Median household income in Franklin County is $78,074, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.0%, 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. Franklin County scores 34 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,097 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 Franklin County

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