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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pasquotank County, NC
How Pasquotank County, NC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,157 of 1,461 scored counties
#65 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 16
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.8M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $802K
- 68% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 2.8 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,201
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pasquotank County is 32 (lower middle), #1,157 of 1,461 scored counties and #65 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pasquotank County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 10.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Pasquotank County comes to about $12.8M a year: $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $802K per business, 68% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Pasquotank County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 3,946 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pasquotank County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pasquotank 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 | Pasquotank County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $802K | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,946 | 4,600 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,589 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $156K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 161 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Pasquotank 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 Pasquotank County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,201+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 15,785
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 227 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 180
- Median household income
- $66,589+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,046
- Median home value
- $234,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,323
- Daytime population
- 38,788Residents 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 |
| 65Pasquotank County, NC | 32 | 16 | 10.1 | $802K | +4.5% | #1,157 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Pasquotank 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Pasquotank County, NC?
Pasquotank County has 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. 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 Pasquotank County, NC spend on pets?
About $12.8M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $802K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,785 households in Pasquotank County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pasquotank County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Pasquotank County has 10.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.8 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $802K, 68% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Pasquotank County would have about 5, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,946 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Pasquotank County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Pasquotank County at 42,201 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,785 households. The median household income in Pasquotank County is $66,589 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.7% 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. Pasquotank County scores 32 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,157 of 1,461 scored counties.
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