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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bronx County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #469 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 57 scored counties in New York

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$270.6M
On pets · $507 a household
Spending per listing
$20.8M
8.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.2
94% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,406,332
−3.8% 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 $507 per household (44% below the U.S. average), households in Bronx County spend about $270.6M a year on pets. Spread across 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $20.8M per business, 8.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Bronx County has 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 0.2 for every 10,000 households, 94% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Bronx County in 2023. That is one for every 29,672 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Bronx County.

Population estimates show Bronx County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bronx County is 60 (upper middle), #469 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 57 scored counties in New York.

How Bronx County compares

The same measures for New York 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 Bronx County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBronx CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.23.13.6
Spending per listing$20.8M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment29,6725,8905,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.8%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$507$701$909
Median household income$48,676$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10 → 18
Employees, 2023
58
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,406,332−3.8% since 2020
Households
534,100
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
20%
Vehicles per household
0.6
Land area
42 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33,286
Median household income
$48,676+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,653
Median home value
$529,500
Jobs located here
340,956
Daytime population
1,168,925Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Bronx County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Richmond County, NY66402.3$3.2M+1.3%#317 of 1,461
2Rockland County, NY66282.7$3M+5.9%#319 of 1,461
3Queens County, NY641181.4$4.9M−1.1%#365 of 1,461
4Rensselaer County, NY64121.8$3.7M−0.2%#371 of 1,461
5Nassau County, NY621663.6$2.6M+0.6%#421 of 1,461
6Bronx County, NY60130.2$20.8M−3.8%#469 of 1,461
7Kings County, NY601561.5$4.4M−2.5%#470 of 1,461
8Westchester County, NY601253.4$2.5M+1.4%#476 of 1,461
9Sullivan County, NY5492.9$2.2M+2.7%#633 of 1,461
10New York County, NY512553.3$2.4M−1.3%#702 of 1,461

Other business types in Bronx 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 Bronx County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bronx County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Bronx County, NY spend on pets?

About $270.6M a year, or $507 per household. That is 44% below the U.S. average (an index of 56, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $20.8M 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 534,100 households in Bronx County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bronx County has 0.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 94% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $20.8M, 8.2 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Bronx County would have about 106, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 29,672 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Bronx County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Bronx County at 1,406,332 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 534,100 households. Median household income in Bronx County is $48,676, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Bronx County scores 60 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #469 of 1,461 scored counties.

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

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