Pets · Metro area · Indiana
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Muncie, IN metro area
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Muncie, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #311 of 386 scored metro areas
#7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.4M
- On pets · $700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 113,106
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Muncie metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #311 of 386 scored metro areas and #7 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on pets in the Muncie metro area comes to about $32.4M a year: $700 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.3M per business, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Muncie metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Muncie metro area was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 9,251 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Muncie metro area. Population estimates show the Muncie metro area grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Muncie metro area 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 | Muncie metro area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,251 | 5,465 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $700 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,127 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $681K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Muncie metro area, 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 the Muncie metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 113,106+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 46,256
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $58,127+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,454
- Median home value
- $139,400
- Jobs located here
- 44,237
- Daytime population
- 112,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Indiana for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Muncie metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Indiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Muncie metro area
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 businesses38
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Muncie, IN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Muncie metro area. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Muncie, IN metro area spend on pets?
About $32.4M a year, or $700 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 46,256 households in the Muncie metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Muncie, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Muncie metro area has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 47% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Muncie metro area would have about 13, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,251 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Muncie, IN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Muncie metro area at 113,106 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,256 households. Median household income in the Muncie metro area is $58,127, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. The Muncie metro area scores 34 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #311 of 386 scored metro areas.
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