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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in New Jersey

Markets across New Jersey ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,168
160 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
709
+18.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.7B
On pets
Listings per 10k households
3.3
8% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$2.3M
9% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#36 of 51
Market score 43 · Lower middle

A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in New Jersey by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,168 pet grooming and boarding businesses in New Jersey. Of those, 160 are chain locations, or 14%, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in New Jersey spend about $2.7B a year on pets, or $774 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,168 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.3M per business, 9% 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 709 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in New Jersey in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,947 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 75 SBA-backed loans worth $41.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in New Jersey.

Among the 50 states and DC, New Jersey ranks #36 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Vineland metro area scores highest (61). Among 21 scored counties, Somerset County scores highest (79).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New Jersey, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching New Jersey, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Vineland, NJ61101.9$3.2M+2.2%#110 of 386
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ521,9972.7$2.8M+0.6%#180 of 386
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD477423.0$2.5M+1.4%#222 of 386
2Trenton-Princeton, NJ46433.0$2.6M+3.3%#228 of 386
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ371313.9$1.7M+3.0%#296 of 386
3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ29523.4$2M+0.8%#335 of 386

Counties

Counties in New Jersey, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Somerset County, NJ79403.1$3M+3.5%#77 of 1,461
2Essex County, NJ73511.6$4.4M+4.2%#145 of 1,461
3Middlesex County, NJ72772.5$3.2M+2.6%#178 of 1,461
4Cumberland County, NJ64101.9$3.2M+2.2%#374 of 1,461
5Hudson County, NJ63802.7$2.8M+1.8%#400 of 1,461
6Union County, NJ63673.3$2.4M+5.0%#405 of 1,461
7Mercer County, NJ56433.0$2.6M+3.3%#575 of 1,461
8Burlington County, NJ56633.6$2.2M+4.3%#580 of 1,461
9Camden County, NJ55603.0$2.3M+2.4%#603 of 1,461
10Salem County, NJ5262.4$2.7M+2.3%#674 of 1,461
11Passaic County, NJ52553.1$2.3M+1.6%#678 of 1,461
12Ocean County, NJ51903.7$1.9M+5.6%#716 of 1,461
13Bergen County, NJ501494.2$2M+2.4%#735 of 1,461
14Morris County, NJ48924.8$1.9M+3.2%#784 of 1,461
15Monmouth County, NJ471074.3$2M+1.4%#803 of 1,461
16Gloucester County, NJ47454.0$1.9M+3.3%#806 of 1,461
17Atlantic County, NJ45353.2$2M+1.6%#838 of 1,461
18Sussex County, NJ39284.8$1.7M+2.9%#990 of 1,461
19Hunterdon County, NJ36316.1$1.5M+2.3%#1,063 of 1,461
20Warren County, NJ32224.8$1.5M+3.2%#1,144 of 1,461
21Cape May County, NJ30173.8$1.9M−1.7%#1,178 of 1,461

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 1,168 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 160 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 709 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 18.4% from 2019.

How much do households in New Jersey spend on pets?

About $2.7B a year, or $774 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,168 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,507,701 households in New Jersey and national spending patterns by income.

How does New Jersey compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

New Jersey has 3.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.3M, 9% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, New Jersey would have about 1,067, against 1,168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,947 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

Which market in New Jersey has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in New Jersey, the Vineland metro area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 21 scored counties in New Jersey, Somerset County scores highest, at 79 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. New Jersey scores 43 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #36 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New Jersey. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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