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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Carter County, OK

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Carter County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,062 of 1,461 scored counties
#23 of 36 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$15.1M
On pets · $794 a household
Spending per listing
$1.5M
41% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,910
+1.8% 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

Households in Carter County spend about $15.1M a year on pets, or $794 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Carter County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Carter County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Carter County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carter County scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,062 of 1,461 scored counties and #23 of 36 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Carter County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Carter County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureCarter CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.34.23.6
Spending per listing$1.5M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8745,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$794$832$909
Median household income$60,723$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score3647

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
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Carter 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 Carter County

Population, 2025 estimate
48,910+1.8% since 2020
Households
19,046
Median age
38.5
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
822 sq. mi.
People per square mile
59
Median household income
$60,723+18.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,415
Median home value
$168,500
Jobs located here
23,303
Daytime population
50,671Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Carter County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK8992.5$3.8M+7.1%#8 of 1,461
2Wagoner County, OK81113.5$2.6M+14.6%#56 of 1,461
3Canadian County, OK76264.5$2.2M+20.4%#111 of 1,461
4Creek County, OK7582.8$2.8M+4.4%#123 of 1,461
5Osage County, OK6752.9$2.9M+2.2%#297 of 1,461
6Tulsa County, OK661003.7$2.4M+4.2%#330 of 1,461
7Logan County, OK61105.6$1.7M+11.5%#468 of 1,461
8Garfield County, OK5972.9$2.8M−1.5%#505 of 1,461
9Lincoln County, OK5853.8$2.1M+5.3%#532 of 1,461
10Grady County, OK57104.8$1.8M+7.7%#566 of 1,461
23Carter County, OK36105.3$1.5M+1.8%#1,062 of 1,461

Other business types in Carter 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 Carter County, OK?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Carter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Carter County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Carter County, OK spend on pets?

About $15.1M a year, or $794 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M 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 19,046 households in Carter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Carter County has 5.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Carter County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Carter County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Carter County at 48,910 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,046 households. Median household income in Carter County is $60,723, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.1%, 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. Carter County scores 36 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,062 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Carter County

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