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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Yancey County, NC

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Yancey County, NC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On pets · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,084
+3.2% 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 Yancey County. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Yancey County comes to about $6.5M a year: $802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.2M per business, 15% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Yancey County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Yancey County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Yancey County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Yancey 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 Yancey County, NC compared with North Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureYancey CountyNorth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.73.83.6
Spending per listing$2.2M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6005,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+7.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$802$899$909
Median household income$58,709$72,388$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored56

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
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 Yancey 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 Yancey County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,084+3.2% since 2020
Households
8,130
Median age
48.6
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
313 sq. mi.
People per square mile
60
Median household income
$58,709+39.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,965
Median home value
$243,100
Jobs located here
4,832
Daytime population
17,017Residents 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 Yancey 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
Yancey County, NCNot scored33.7$2.2M+3.2%

Other business types in Yancey 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 Yancey County, NC?

There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Yancey County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Yancey County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Yancey County, NC spend on pets?

About $6.5M a year, or $802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,130 households in Yancey County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Yancey County has 3.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 15% below 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.

How fast is Yancey County, NC growing?

Population estimates put Yancey County at 19,084 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,130 households. The median household income in Yancey County is $58,709 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.1% 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. Yancey County 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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