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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Owen County, IN
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Owen County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,234 of 1,461 scored counties
#44 of 60 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On pets · $742 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.8
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,886
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Owen County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,234 of 1,461 scored counties and #44 of 60 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $742 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Owen County spend about $6.4M a year on pets. That works out to $1.3M per business, 50% 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 Owen County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.8 per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Owen County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Owen County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Owen 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 | Owen County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,465 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +35.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $742 | $825 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,464 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 40 |
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
- 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 Owen 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 Owen County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,886+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,618
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 385 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $62,464+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,852
- Median home value
- $172,400
- Jobs located here
- 5,940
- Daytime population
- 17,834Residents 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 |
| 44Owen County, IN | 28 | 5 | 5.8 | $1.3M | +2.6% | #1,234 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Owen 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 businesses29
- Veterinarians26
- Pet grooming and boarding28
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Owen County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Owen County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Owen County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Owen County, IN spend on pets?
About $6.4M a year, or $742 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 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 8,618 households in Owen County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Owen County, IN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Owen County has 5.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 50% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Owen County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Owen County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Owen County at 21,886 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,618 households. Median household income in Owen County is $62,464, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Owen County scores 28 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,234 of 1,461 scored counties.
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