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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Berrien County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Berrien County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,013 of 1,461 scored counties
#30 of 57 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.9M
- On pets · $795 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 152,444
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Berrien County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Berrien County spend about $50.9M a year on pets, or $795 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.8M per business, 31% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Berrien County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,571 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Berrien County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Berrien County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,013 of 1,461 scored counties and #30 of 57 scored counties in Michigan.
How Berrien County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Berrien County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,571 | 5,995 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $795 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $65,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 158
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Berrien 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 Berrien County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 152,444−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 63,999
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $65,425+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,826
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Jobs located here
- 53,306
- Daytime population
- 143,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 73 | 10 | 3.2 | $3M | +1.6% | #158 of 1,461 |
| 2Wayne County, MI | 67 | 140 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −1.1% | #292 of 1,461 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 67 | 89 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #303 of 1,461 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 66 | 197 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +1.2% | #321 of 1,461 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 66 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #324 of 1,461 |
| 6Macomb County, MI | 64 | 125 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #379 of 1,461 |
| 7Ottawa County, MI | 64 | 49 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #387 of 1,461 |
| 8Washtenaw County, MI | 59 | 59 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #511 of 1,461 |
| 9Livingston County, MI | 58 | 30 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +1.7% | #525 of 1,461 |
| 10Newaygo County, MI | 57 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #561 of 1,461 |
| 30Berrien County, MI | 38 | 29 | 4.5 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #1,013 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Berrien 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians57
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores57
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Berrien County, MI?
Berrien County has 29 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Berrien County, MI spend on pets?
About $50.9M a year, or $795 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,999 households in Berrien County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berrien County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Berrien County has 4.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.8M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Berrien County would have about 20, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,571 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Berrien County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Berrien County at 152,444 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 63,999 households. The median household income in Berrien County is $65,425 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. Berrien County scores 38 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,013 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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