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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Manistee County, MI

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Manistee 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 2.

Listings
2
1 chain location (50%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8M
On pets · $757 a household
Spending per listing
$4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.9
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
25,656
+2.3% 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 $757 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Manistee County spend about $8M a year on pets. That is about $4M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Manistee County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 1.9 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Manistee County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Manistee County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Manistee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Manistee 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 Manistee County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureManistee CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.93.83.6
Spending per listing$4M$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+2.3%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$757$843$909
Median household income$63,516$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
21 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Manistee 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 Manistee County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,656+2.3% since 2020
Households
10,561
Median age
49.7
Homes lived in by their owners
86%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
542 sq. mi.
People per square mile
47
Median household income
$63,516+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,176
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
6,248
Daytime population
23,225Residents 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 Manistee 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
Manistee County, MINot scored21.9$4M+2.3%

Other business types in Manistee 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 Manistee County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Manistee County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Manistee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8M a year, or $757 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4M 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 10,561 households in Manistee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Manistee County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Manistee County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Manistee County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Manistee County at 25,656 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,561 households. Median household income in Manistee County is $63,516, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.9%, 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. Manistee County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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