Pets · County · Massachusetts
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hampden County, MA
How Hampden County, MA 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #710 of 1,461 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 53
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.8M
- On pets · $611 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 464,338
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hampden County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.9 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Hampden County comes to about $112.8M a year: $611 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 53 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.1M per business, 16% below 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 Hampden County was 23 in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 8,020 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $305K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hampden County.
Population estimates show Hampden County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Hampden County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #710 of 1,461 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Hampden 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 | Hampden County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,020 | 3,669 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | +16.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $611 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,306 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 117
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 534 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 44The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $305K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Hampden 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 Hampden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 464,338+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 184,471
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 617 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 750
- Median household income
- $71,306+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,828
- Median home value
- $298,800
- Jobs located here
- 204,758
- Daytime population
- 449,264Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Massachusetts market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Hampden County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Hampden 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hampden County, MA?
There are 53 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Hampden County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Hampden County, MA spend on pets?
About $112.8M a year, or $611 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,471 households in Hampden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hampden County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Hampden County has 2.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 16% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hampden County would have about 44, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,020 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Hampden County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Hampden County at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. The median household income in Hampden County is $71,306 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Hampden County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #710 of 1,461 scored counties.
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