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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lake County, MI

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lake County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.3M
On pets · $635 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,182
+9.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Lake County. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Lake County comes to about $3.3M a year: $635 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.3M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lake County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Lake County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lake 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Lake County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.93.83.6
Spending per listing$3.3M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,9955,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$635$843$909
Median household income$50,805$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,182+9.1% since 2020
Households
5,190
Median age
49.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
568 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$50,805+36.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$61,678
Median home value
$133,900
Jobs located here
1,541
Daytime population
10,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Michigan

Every Michigan market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clinton County, MI73103.2$3M+1.6%#158 of 1,461
2Wayne County, MI671402.0$3.9M−1.1%#292 of 1,461
3Kent County, MI67893.5$2.6M+2.5%#303 of 1,461
4Oakland County, MI661973.7$2.8M+1.2%#321 of 1,461
5Monroe County, MI66223.5$2.5M+0.7%#324 of 1,461
6Macomb County, MI641253.5$2.5M+0.7%#379 of 1,461
7Ottawa County, MI64494.4$2.1M+3.9%#387 of 1,461
8Washtenaw County, MI59593.9$2.5M−0.4%#511 of 1,461
9Livingston County, MI58303.9$2.7M+1.7%#525 of 1,461
10Newaygo County, MI5773.6$2.1M+3.1%#561 of 1,461
Lake County, MINot scored11.9$3.3M+9.1%

Other business types in Lake County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lake County, MI?

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Lake County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Lake County, MI spend on pets?

About $3.3M a year, or $635 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,190 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Lake County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Lake County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 13,182 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,190 households. The median household income in Lake County is $50,805 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.1% 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. Lake County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lake County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Lake County

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