Pets · County · Massachusetts
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Plymouth County, MA
How Plymouth 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 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,214 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 130
- 11 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 77
- +16.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $164.5M
- On pets · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,829
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Plymouth County scores 29 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,214 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Plymouth County comes to about $164.5M a year: $810 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. 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.
Plymouth County has 130 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 8%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Plymouth County in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,638 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Plymouth County. Population estimates put the population change in Plymouth County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Plymouth 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 | Plymouth County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,638 | 3,669 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.7% | +16.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $810 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $114,201 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 77+16.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 541
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13011 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Plymouth 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 Plymouth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,829+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 203,141
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 659 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 813
- Median household income
- $114,201+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $151,137
- Median home value
- $556,000
- Jobs located here
- 195,609
- Daytime population
- 454,742Residents 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 |
| 11Plymouth County, MA | 29 | 130 | 6.4 | $1.3M | +3.5% | #1,214 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Plymouth 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding29
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Plymouth County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 130 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Plymouth County. 11 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Plymouth County, MA spend on pets?
About $164.5M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 130 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 203,141 households in Plymouth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Plymouth County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Plymouth County has 6.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 78% 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, Plymouth County would have about 65, against 130 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,638 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Plymouth County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Plymouth County at 546,829 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,141 households. Median household income in Plymouth County is $114,201, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Plymouth County scores 29 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,214 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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