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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Suffolk County, MA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Suffolk County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #501 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 67
- 9 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +15.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $242.9M
- On pets · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 791,891
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Suffolk County comes to about $242.9M a year: $743 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $3.6M per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 67 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Suffolk County as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 13%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Suffolk County was 59 in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019. That is one for every 5,545 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Suffolk County.
Population estimates show Suffolk County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Suffolk County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #501 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 13 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Suffolk 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 | Suffolk County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $1.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,545 | 3,669 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.7% | +16.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $743 | $776 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,631 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 18 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 51 → 59+15.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 488
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 679 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Suffolk 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 Suffolk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 791,891+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 327,167
- Median age
- 36.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 36%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.0
- Land area
- 58 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13,478
- Median household income
- $95,631+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $139,221
- Median home value
- $705,800
- Jobs located here
- 748,596
- Daytime population
- 1,129,553Residents 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 |
Other business types in Suffolk 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Suffolk County, MA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Suffolk County. 9 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 15.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Suffolk County, MA spend on pets?
About $242.9M a year, or $743 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.6M 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 327,167 households in Suffolk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suffolk County, MA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Suffolk County has 2.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.6M, 42% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Suffolk County would have about 96, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,545 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Suffolk County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Suffolk County at 791,891 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,167 households. Median household income in Suffolk County is $95,631, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Suffolk County scores 59 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #501 of 1,461 scored counties.
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