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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sullivan County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #633 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 57 scored counties in New York

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.7M
On pets · $628 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.9
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,586
+2.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sullivan County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Sullivan County spend about $19.7M a year on pets, or $628 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Sullivan County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 6,287 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sullivan County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sullivan County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Sullivan County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #633 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 57 scored counties in New York.

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.93.13.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment6,2875,8905,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.6%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$628$701$909
Median household income$72,382$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5437

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 5
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$490K
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
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$1.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
80,586+2.7% since 2020
Households
31,434
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$72,382+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,703
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
27,765
Daytime population
75,219Residents 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, NY?

There are 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Sullivan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $19.7M a year, or $628 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,434 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 2.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Sullivan County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,287 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Sullivan County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 80,586 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,434 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $72,382 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 54 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #633 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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