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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Marion County, IN
How Marion County, IN 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #318 of 1,461 scored counties
#5 of 60 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 103
- 19 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- +34.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $318.5M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 992,196
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 103 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Marion County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 18%, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.6, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Marion County spend about $318.5M a year on pets, or $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Marion County was 62 in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 6,459 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Marion County.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Marion County is 66 (upper middle), #318 of 1,461 scored counties and #5 of 60 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Marion 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.
| Measure | Marion County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,459 | 5,465 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.8% | +35.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,346 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 62+34.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 803
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10319 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 125The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 992,196+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 400,432
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 396 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,464
- Median household income
- $66,346+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,680
- Median home value
- $224,000
- Jobs located here
- 662,636
- Daytime population
- 1,168,106Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in Marion 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Marion County, IN?
There are 103 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Marion County as of September 2026. 19 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Marion County, IN spend on pets?
About $318.5M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 103 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 400,432 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Marion County has 2.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Marion County would have about 125, against 103 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,459 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 992,196 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 400,432 households. The median household income in Marion County is $66,346 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Marion County scores 66 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #318 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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