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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Berkshire County, MA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Berkshire County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 21 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,345 of 1,461 scored counties
#13 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $36.8M
- On pets · $639 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,224
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Berkshire County has a Groundwork market score of 21 (low): #1,345 of 1,461 scored counties and #13 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Berkshire County comes to about $36.8M a year: $639 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.5M per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Berkshire County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 12%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Berkshire County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 3,599 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $618K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Berkshire County. Population estimates put the population change in Berkshire County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Berkshire County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Berkshire County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,599 | 3,669 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $639 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,013 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 21 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $618K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Berkshire 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 Berkshire County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,224−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 57,585
- Median age
- 47.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 927 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $76,013+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,456
- Median home value
- $305,400
- Jobs located here
- 55,400
- Daytime population
- 126,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Suffolk County, MA | 59 | 67 | 2.0 | $3.6M | +0.1% | #501 of 1,461 |
| 2Middlesex County, MA | 52 | 278 | 4.4 | $2M | +2.8% | #684 of 1,461 |
| 3Hampden County, MA | 51 | 53 | 2.9 | $2.1M | +0.2% | #710 of 1,461 |
| 4Norfolk County, MA | 44 | 134 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +2.2% | #863 of 1,461 |
| 5Worcester County, MA | 38 | 148 | 4.4 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #1,017 of 1,461 |
| 6Essex County, MA | 32 | 148 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +2.3% | #1,140 of 1,461 |
| 7Franklin County, MA | 30 | 14 | 4.4 | $1.4M | −0.3% | #1,190 of 1,461 |
| 8Hampshire County, MA | 30 | 38 | 6.1 | $1.1M | +10.4% | #1,196 of 1,461 |
| 9Bristol County, MA | 29 | 112 | 4.8 | $1.4M | +2.9% | #1,204 of 1,461 |
| 10Dukes County, MA | 29 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +3.1% | #1,211 of 1,461 |
| 13Berkshire County, MA | 21 | 25 | 4.3 | $1.5M | −1.2% | #1,345 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Berkshire 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 businesses23
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores17
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Berkshire County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Berkshire County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Berkshire County, MA spend on pets?
About $36.8M a year, or $639 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 57,585 households in Berkshire County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berkshire County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Berkshire County has 4.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Berkshire County would have about 15, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,599 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Berkshire County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Berkshire County at 128,224 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 57,585 households. Median household income in Berkshire County is $76,013, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Berkshire County scores 21 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,345 of 1,461 scored counties.
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