Pets · Metro area · Oklahoma
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #234 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 260
- 23 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 135
- +30.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $504.6M
- On pets · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,512,813
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Oklahoma City metro area comes to about $504.6M a year: $883 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 260 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Oklahoma City metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.6 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 135 businesses with payroll in the Oklahoma City metro area classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 30.1% from 2019. That is one for every 4,231 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $13.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Oklahoma City metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Oklahoma City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, the Oklahoma City metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #234 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 4 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.
How the Oklahoma City metro area 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.
| Measure | Oklahoma City metro area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,231 | 5,874 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.1% | +26.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $883 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,094 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 135+30.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 941
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26023 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 198The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $13.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Oklahoma City metro area, 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 the Oklahoma City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,512,813+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 571,211
- Median age
- 37.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 5,512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 265
- Median household income
- $72,094+22.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,782
- Median home value
- $230,000
- Jobs located here
- 659,352
- Daytime population
- 1,507,973Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Oklahoma City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tulsa, OK | 66 | 140 | 3.4 | $2.5M | +5.1% | #76 of 386 |
| 2Enid, OK | 52 | 7 | 2.9 | $2.8M | −1.5% | #181 of 386 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 47 | 38 | 4.2 | $1.8M | +3.1% | #227 of 386 |
| 3Oklahoma City, OK | 46 | 260 | 4.6 | $1.9M | +5.8% | #234 of 386 |
| 4Lawton, OK | 40 | 17 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +0.7% | #276 of 386 |
Other business types in the Oklahoma City metro area
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 businesses44
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores66
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 260 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Oklahoma City metro area. 23 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 135 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 30.1% from 2019.
How much do households in the Oklahoma City, OK metro area spend on pets?
About $504.6M a year, or $883 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 260 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 571,211 households in the Oklahoma City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oklahoma City, OK metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Oklahoma City metro area has 4.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Oklahoma City metro area would have about 198, against 260 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,231 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is the Oklahoma City, OK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Oklahoma City metro area at 1,512,813 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,211 households. Median household income in the Oklahoma City metro area is $72,094, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.0%, 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. The Oklahoma City metro area scores 46 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #234 of 386 scored metro areas.
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