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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montgomery County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,391 of 1,461 scored counties
#48 of 57 scored counties in New York

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.1M
On pets · $564 a household
Spending per listing
$1.2M
52% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.6
28% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
50,046
+1.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montgomery County is 17 (low), #1,391 of 1,461 scored counties and #48 of 57 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montgomery County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Montgomery County spend about $11.1M a year on pets, or $564 per household, 38% below the U.S. average. Spread across 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 52% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Montgomery County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.63.13.6
Spending per listing$1.2M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8905,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$564$701$909
Median household income$64,943$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score1737

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
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
50,046+1.1% since 2020
Households
19,603
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
403 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$64,943+31.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,002
Median home value
$157,500
Jobs located here
18,287
Daytime population
48,064Residents 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 Montgomery 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
48Montgomery County, NY1794.6$1.2M+1.1%#1,391 of 1,461

Other business types in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, NY?

There are 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 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 Montgomery County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $11.1M a year, or $564 per household. That is 38% below the U.S. average (an index of 62, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,603 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 4.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 4, against 9 on map listings.

How fast is Montgomery County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 50,046 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,603 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $64,943 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Montgomery County scores 17 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,391 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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