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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Polk County, NC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Polk County, NC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,088 of 1,461 scored counties
#61 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On pets · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 56% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,533
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Polk County comes to about $7.8M a year: $870 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.8 per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Polk County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,992 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,088 of 1,461 scored counties and #61 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,992 | 4,600 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $870 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,758 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $532K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,533+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,976
- Median age
- 53.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $67,758+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,279
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,495
- Daytime population
- 17,071Residents 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 |
| 61Polk County, NC | 35 | 7 | 7.8 | $1.1M | +6.0% | #1,088 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Polk 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 businesses32
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Polk County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Polk County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, NC spend on pets?
About $7.8M a year, or $870 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 8,976 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Polk County has 7.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.1M, 56% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,992 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 20,533 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,976 households. Median household income in Polk County is $67,758, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Polk County scores 35 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,088 of 1,461 scored counties.
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