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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lenawee County, MI

How Lenawee County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #830 of 1,461 scored counties
#25 of 57 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
20
2 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$30.7M
On pets · $791 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
40% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
97,779
−1.6% 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

At $791 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Lenawee County spend about $30.7M a year on pets. That works out to $1.5M per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Lenawee County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lenawee County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 12,957 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Lenawee County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Lenawee County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #830 of 1,461 scored counties and #25 of 57 scored counties in Michigan.

How Lenawee 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 Lenawee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureLenawee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.13.83.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$2.2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment12,9575,9955,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+33.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$791$843$909
Median household income$70,518$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$95K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
202 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 Lenawee 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 Lenawee County

Population, 2025 estimate
97,779−1.6% since 2020
Households
38,871
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
750 sq. mi.
People per square mile
131
Median household income
$70,518+27.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,684
Median home value
$196,800
Jobs located here
24,864
Daytime population
85,633Residents 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 Lenawee 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
25Lenawee County, MI46205.1$1.5M−1.6%#830 of 1,461

Other business types in Lenawee 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 Lenawee County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lenawee County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $30.7M a year, or $791 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, 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. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 38,871 households in Lenawee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lenawee County has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 40% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lenawee County would have about 12, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,957 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lenawee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Lenawee County at 97,779 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 38,871 households. Median household income in Lenawee County is $70,518, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.2%, 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. Lenawee County scores 46 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #830 of 1,461 scored counties.

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