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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Roscommon County, MI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 21 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,350 of 1,461 scored counties
#50 of 57 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On pets · $703 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
54% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.0
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,914
+1.9% 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

Roscommon County scores 21 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,350 of 1,461 scored counties and #50 of 57 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $703 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Roscommon County spend about $8.1M a year on pets. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Roscommon County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 6.0 for every 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Roscommon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $345K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Roscommon County. Population estimates show Roscommon County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureRoscommon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.03.83.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$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+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$703$843$909
Median household income$55,246$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score2145

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
70 chain locations
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
1
Amount
$345K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,914+1.9% since 2020
Households
11,579
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,936
Median home value
$158,700
Jobs located here
5,588
Daytime population
22,322Residents 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 Roscommon 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
50Roscommon County, MI2176.0$1.2M+1.9%#1,350 of 1,461

Other business types in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Roscommon County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Roscommon County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $8.1M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Roscommon County has 6.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.2M, 54% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Roscommon County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 21 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,350 of 1,461 scored counties.

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