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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Robeson County, NC

How Robeson 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #144 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On pets · $654 a household
Spending per listing
$4.7M
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
119,941
+3.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Robeson County is 73 (upper middle), #144 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 67 scored counties in North Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Robeson County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Robeson County spend about $28.2M a year on pets, or $654 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. That is about $4.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 85% 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Robeson County in 2023. That is one for every 14,378 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Robeson County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Robeson 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Robeson County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureRobeson CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.43.83.6
Spending per listing$4.7M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment14,3784,6005,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.4%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$654$899$909
Median household income$41,978$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market score7356

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
27
Annual payroll, 2023
$646K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Robeson 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 Robeson County

Population, 2025 estimate
119,941+3.4% since 2020
Households
43,134
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
947 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$41,978+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,210
Median home value
$94,500
Jobs located here
39,575
Daytime population
113,327Residents 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 counties in North Carolina for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in North Carolina, with Robeson County marked.

Top counties in North Carolina

Counties in North Carolina ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Durham County, NC82322.3$4.4M+7.7%#39 of 1,461
2Alamance County, NC81162.3$3.6M+8.5%#47 of 1,461
3Harnett County, NC80183.6$2.4M+12.3%#67 of 1,461
4Wayne County, NC7981.7$4.6M+3.8%#70 of 1,461
5Franklin County, NC7872.5$3.5M+18.8%#84 of 1,461
6Cabarrus County, NC78273.2$3.2M+9.9%#89 of 1,461
7Hoke County, NC7852.6$3.1M+9.0%#90 of 1,461
8Guilford County, NC78622.8$3.1M+4.4%#91 of 1,461
9Currituck County, NC7665.1$2M+16.7%#113 of 1,461
10Mecklenburg County, NC751583.4$3M+10.5%#121 of 1,461
11Robeson County, NC7361.4$4.7M+3.4%#144 of 1,461

Other business types in Robeson 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 Robeson County, NC?

There are 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Robeson County as of September 2026. 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 Robeson County, NC spend on pets?

About $28.2M a year, or $654 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,134 households in Robeson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Robeson County has 1.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.7M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Robeson County would have about 11, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,378 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Robeson County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Robeson County at 119,941 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,134 households. The median household income in Robeson County is $41,978 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Robeson County scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #144 of 1,461 scored counties.

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