Pets · County · North Carolina
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Catawba County, NC
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Catawba County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #277 of 1,461 scored counties
#22 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.6M
- On pets · $839 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 170,172
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $839 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Catawba County spend about $55.6M a year on pets. Spread across 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.5M per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Catawba County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Catawba County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 5,094 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Catawba County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Catawba County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #277 of 1,461 scored counties and #22 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Catawba County compares
The same measures for North Carolina 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 | Catawba County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,094 | 4,600 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $839 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,864 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Catawba 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 Catawba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 170,172+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 66,227
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 408
- Median household income
- $67,864+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,959
- Median home value
- $241,600
- Jobs located here
- 91,506
- Daytime population
- 180,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Durham County, NC | 82 | 32 | 2.3 | $4.4M | +7.7% | #39 of 1,461 |
| 2Alamance County, NC | 81 | 16 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +8.5% | #47 of 1,461 |
| 3Harnett County, NC | 80 | 18 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +12.3% | #67 of 1,461 |
| 4Wayne County, NC | 79 | 8 | 1.7 | $4.6M | +3.8% | #70 of 1,461 |
| 5Franklin County, NC | 78 | 7 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +18.8% | #84 of 1,461 |
| 6Cabarrus County, NC | 78 | 27 | 3.2 | $3.2M | +9.9% | #89 of 1,461 |
| 7Hoke County, NC | 78 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.1M | +9.0% | #90 of 1,461 |
| 8Guilford County, NC | 78 | 62 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +4.4% | #91 of 1,461 |
| 9Currituck County, NC | 76 | 6 | 5.1 | $2M | +16.7% | #113 of 1,461 |
| 10Mecklenburg County, NC | 75 | 158 | 3.4 | $3M | +10.5% | #121 of 1,461 |
| 22Catawba County, NC | 68 | 22 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +5.8% | #277 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Catawba 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 businesses60
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Catawba County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Catawba County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Catawba County, NC spend on pets?
About $55.6M a year, or $839 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 66,227 households in Catawba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Catawba County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Catawba County 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 $2.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,094 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Catawba County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Catawba County at 170,172 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,227 households. Median household income in Catawba County is $67,864, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.4%, 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. Catawba County scores 68 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #277 of 1,461 scored counties.
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