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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rhode Island

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
229
20 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
128
+20.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$303.2M
On pets
Listings per 10k households
5.2
44% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$1.3M
48% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#50 of 51
Market score 12 · Low

A site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 229 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Rhode Island as of September 2026. 20 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Rhode Island spend about $303.2M a year on pets, or $687 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 229 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.3M per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Rhode Island was 128 in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,450 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 25.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #50 for pet grooming and boarding businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 12 (low). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 15. Among 5 scored counties, Providence County scores highest (36).

Every market in Rhode Island for pet grooming and boarding businesses

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA153415.0$1.4M+2.1%#378 of 386

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence County, RI361094.2$1.5M+2.8%#1,061 of 1,461
2Newport County, RI26164.3$1.8M−2.9%#1,260 of 1,461
3Kent County, RI17496.7$1.1M+1.8%#1,396 of 1,461
4Washington County, RI17417.8$999K0.0%#1,398 of 1,461
5Bristol County, RI16147.0$1.2M−1.5%#1,408 of 1,461

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Rhode Island?

As of September 2026, map listings count 229 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rhode Island. 20 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 20.8% from 2019.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on pets?

About $303.2M a year, or $687 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 229 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Rhode Island has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.3M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 119, against 229 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,450 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 15 (low). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Providence County scores highest, at 36 (lower middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Rhode Island scores 12 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #50 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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