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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ionia County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ionia County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,183 of 1,461 scored counties
#37 of 57 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.6M
- On pets · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,557
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Ionia County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,183 of 1,461 scored counties and #37 of 57 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ionia County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $798 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Ionia County spend about $18.6M a year on pets. Spread across 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.7M per business, 33% 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ionia County in 2023. That is one for every 2,919 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ionia County declined 0.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Ionia 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 | Ionia County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,919 | 5,995 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $798 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,611 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $941K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Ionia 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 Ionia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,557−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 23,355
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 117
- Median household income
- $75,611+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,563
- Median home value
- $198,500
- Jobs located here
- 18,430
- Daytime population
- 58,714Residents 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 |
| 37Ionia County, MI | 30 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −0.5% | #1,183 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Ionia 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Ionia County, MI?
There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Ionia County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Ionia County, MI spend on pets?
About $18.6M a year, or $798 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,355 households in Ionia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ionia County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Ionia County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Ionia County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,919 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Ionia County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Ionia County at 66,557 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,355 households. The median household income in Ionia County is $75,611 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Ionia County scores 30 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,183 of 1,461 scored counties.
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