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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in St. Joseph County, MI
How St. Joseph 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,185 of 1,461 scored counties
#38 of 57 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On pets · $747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 60,968
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in St. Joseph County is 30 (lower middle), #1,185 of 1,461 scored counties and #38 of 57 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $747 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in St. Joseph County spend about $17.7M a year on pets. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
St. Joseph County has 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in St. Joseph County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $714K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in St. Joseph County. Population estimates show St. Joseph County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Joseph 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.
| Measure | St. Joseph County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,995 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $747 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,425 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 45 |
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
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $714K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 60,968+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $66,425+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,433
- Median home value
- $178,300
- Jobs located here
- 19,267
- Daytime population
- 52,362Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with St. Joseph County marked.
Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 73 | 10 | 3.2 | $3M | +1.6% | #158 of 1,461 |
| 2Wayne County, MI | 67 | 140 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −1.1% | #292 of 1,461 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 67 | 89 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #303 of 1,461 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 66 | 197 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +1.2% | #321 of 1,461 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 66 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #324 of 1,461 |
| 6Macomb County, MI | 64 | 125 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #379 of 1,461 |
| 7Ottawa County, MI | 64 | 49 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #387 of 1,461 |
| 8Washtenaw County, MI | 59 | 59 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #511 of 1,461 |
| 9Livingston County, MI | 58 | 30 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +1.7% | #525 of 1,461 |
| 10Newaygo County, MI | 57 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #561 of 1,461 |
| 38St. Joseph County, MI | 30 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.6M | +0.1% | #1,185 of 1,461 |
Other business types in St. Joseph County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses50
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in St. Joseph County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, MI spend on pets?
About $17.7M a year, or $747 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 23,620 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
St. Joseph County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 37% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 7, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is St. Joseph County, MI growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 60,968 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,425, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. St. Joseph County scores 30 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,185 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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