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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Vance County, NC
How Vance 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.8M
- On pets · $730 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,638
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Vance County comes to about $11.8M a year: $730 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Vance County as of September 2026. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Vance County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.5M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Vance County.
Population estimates show Vance County grew 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Vance County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Vance 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 | Vance County | North Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,600 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +7.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $730 | $899 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,465 | $72,388 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- 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
- 1
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Vance 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 Vance County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,638+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,147
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 252 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 168
- Median household income
- $50,465+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,426
- Median home value
- $161,500
- Jobs located here
- 14,655
- Daytime population
- 37,464Residents 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 |
| Vance County, NC | Not scored | 4 | 2.5 | $2.9M | +0.2% |
Other business types in Vance 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores13
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Vance County, NC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Vance County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Vance County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Vance County, NC spend on pets?
About $11.8M a year, or $730 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.9M 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 16,147 households in Vance County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vance County, NC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Vance County has 2.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.9M, 16% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Vance County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Vance County, NC growing?
Population estimates put Vance County at 42,638 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,147 households. Median household income in Vance County is $50,465, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Vance County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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