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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dutchess County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dutchess County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,149 of 1,461 scored counties
#26 of 57 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 63
- 4 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +35.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $87.1M
- On pets · $749 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.4
- 50% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 300,708
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Dutchess County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,149 of 1,461 scored counties and #26 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $749 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Dutchess County spend about $87.1M a year on pets. That works out to $1.4M per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Dutchess County has 63 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 6% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.4, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dutchess County was 27 in 2023, up 35.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,306 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dutchess County. Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dutchess 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.
| Measure | Dutchess County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.4 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,306 | 5,890 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.0% | +10.6% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $749 | $701 | $909 |
| Median household income | $99,478 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 27+35.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 111
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 634 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 300,708+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 116,275
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 796 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 375
- Median household income
- $99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,997
- Median home value
- $400,600
- Jobs located here
- 112,196
- Daytime population
- 274,540Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in New York, with Dutchess County marked.
Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richmond County, NY | 66 | 40 | 2.3 | $3.2M | +1.3% | #317 of 1,461 |
| 2Rockland County, NY | 66 | 28 | 2.7 | $3M | +5.9% | #319 of 1,461 |
| 3Queens County, NY | 64 | 118 | 1.4 | $4.9M | −1.1% | #365 of 1,461 |
| 4Rensselaer County, NY | 64 | 12 | 1.8 | $3.7M | −0.2% | #371 of 1,461 |
| 5Nassau County, NY | 62 | 166 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +0.6% | #421 of 1,461 |
| 6Bronx County, NY | 60 | 13 | 0.2 | $20.8M | −3.8% | #469 of 1,461 |
| 7Kings County, NY | 60 | 156 | 1.5 | $4.4M | −2.5% | #470 of 1,461 |
| 8Westchester County, NY | 60 | 125 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +1.4% | #476 of 1,461 |
| 9Sullivan County, NY | 54 | 9 | 2.9 | $2.2M | +2.7% | #633 of 1,461 |
| 10New York County, NY | 51 | 255 | 3.3 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #702 of 1,461 |
| 26Dutchess County, NY | 32 | 63 | 5.4 | $1.4M | +1.5% | #1,149 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Dutchess 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Dutchess County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dutchess County. 4 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 35.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on pets?
About $87.1M a year, or $749 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Dutchess County has 5.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 46% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 34, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,306 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 32 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,149 of 1,461 scored counties.
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