Pets · Metro area · Michigan
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area
How the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 386 scored metro areas
#12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 43
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.7M
- On pets · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 263,795
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #304 of 386 scored metro areas and #12 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area spend about $90.7M a year on pets, or $846 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 17% 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 the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area was 28 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,825 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $440K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area 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 | Kalamazoo-Portage metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,825 | 5,995 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +33.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $846 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,532 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 431 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $440K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area, 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 the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 263,795+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 107,110
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 562 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 467
- Median household income
- $72,532+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,205
- Median home value
- $241,800
- Jobs located here
- 120,525
- Daytime population
- 271,929Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 65 | 32 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +0.1% | #77 of 386 |
| 1Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 62 | 545 | 3.1 | $2.9M | +0.1% | #102 of 386 |
| 2Monroe, MI | 58 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #137 of 386 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 56 | 172 | 3.9 | $2.3M | +2.8% | #152 of 386 |
| 4Ann Arbor, MI | 50 | 59 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #201 of 386 |
| 5Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 49 | 72 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +1.4% | #208 of 386 |
| 6Jackson, MI | 46 | 24 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −0.4% | #233 of 386 |
| 7Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 39 | 22 | 3.2 | $2.3M | +1.8% | #279 of 386 |
| 8Flint, MI | 39 | 65 | 3.9 | $2M | −1.1% | #282 of 386 |
| 9Battle Creek, MI | 38 | 20 | 3.8 | $2M | −0.6% | #287 of 386 |
| 12Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 35 | 43 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +0.8% | #304 of 386 |
Other business types in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area
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 businesses40
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area?
There are 43 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area spend on pets?
About $90.7M a year, or $846 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 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 107,110 households in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area would have about 36, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,825 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Kalamazoo-Portage, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area at 263,795 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,110 households. The median household income in the Kalamazoo-Portage metro area is $72,532 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. The Kalamazoo-Portage metro area scores 35 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #304 of 386 scored metro areas.
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