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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lapeer County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,188 of 1,461 scored counties
#39 of 57 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$29.5M
On pets · $847 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
89,516
+1.0% 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

Lapeer County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,188 of 1,461 scored counties and #39 of 57 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lapeer County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Lapeer County spend about $29.5M a year on pets, or $847 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.5M of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lapeer County in 2023. That is one for every 2,322 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show Lapeer County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lapeer 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 Lapeer County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLapeer CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.73.83.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,3225,9955,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$847$843$909
Median household income$77,306$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score3045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 15
Employees, 2023
88
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
200 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Lapeer 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 Lapeer County

Population, 2025 estimate
89,516+1.0% since 2020
Households
34,836
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
648 sq. mi.
People per square mile
137
Median household income
$77,306+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,678
Median home value
$239,000
Jobs located here
19,773
Daytime population
71,102Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Lapeer 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
39Lapeer County, MI30205.7$1.5M+1.0%#1,188 of 1,461

Other business types in Lapeer 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 Lapeer County, MI?

Lapeer County has 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $29.5M a year, or $847 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,836 households in Lapeer County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lapeer County has 5.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lapeer County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,322 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lapeer County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Lapeer County at 89,516 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,836 households. The median household income in Lapeer County is $77,306 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.4% 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. Lapeer County scores 30 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,188 of 1,461 scored counties.

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