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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Laurinburg, NC area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Laurinburg, NC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.7M
On pets · $693 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
33,322
−0.3% 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 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Laurinburg area. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $693 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in the Laurinburg area spend about $8.7M a year on pets. That works out to $2.9M per business, 14% above 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.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Laurinburg area in 2023. That is one for every 3,145 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Laurinburg area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, the Laurinburg area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Laurinburg area 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Laurinburg, NC area compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLaurinburg areaNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.43.83.6
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,1454,6005,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$693$899$909
Median household income$45,730$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$109K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 the Laurinburg area, 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 the Laurinburg area

Population, 2025 estimate
33,322−0.3% since 2020
Households
12,580
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
319 sq. mi.
People per square mile
105
Median household income
$45,730+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,579
Median home value
$114,900
Jobs located here
11,781
Daytime population
32,005Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across North Carolina

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in North Carolina for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with the Laurinburg area marked.

Top small-town markets in North Carolina

Small-town markets in North Carolina ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anderson Creek, NC90183.6$2.4M+12.3%#3 of 387
2Morehead City, NC84134.1$2.2M+4.1%#8 of 387
3Sanford, NC80104.0$2M+10.8%#17 of 387
4Wilson, NC7872.1$3.6M+1.7%#19 of 387
5New Bern, NC78152.9$2.8M+3.6%#21 of 387
6Lumberton, NC7761.4$4.7M+3.4%#25 of 387
7Kill Devil Hills, NC7474.2$2.4M+3.3%#35 of 387
8Washington, NC6952.6$3M0.0%#53 of 387
9Forest City, NC6972.6$2.8M+2.1%#54 of 387
10Mount Airy, NC66113.7$2M+1.3%#78 of 387
Laurinburg, NCNot scored32.4$2.9M−0.3%

Other business types in the Laurinburg area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Laurinburg, NC area?

There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Laurinburg area as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in the Laurinburg, NC area spend on pets?

About $8.7M a year, or $693 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,580 households in the Laurinburg area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Laurinburg, NC area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The Laurinburg area has 2.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.9M, 14% above 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 3,145 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is the Laurinburg, NC area growing?

Population estimates put the Laurinburg area at 33,322 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,580 households. The median household income in the Laurinburg area is $45,730 a year, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Laurinburg area has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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