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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Abbeville County, SC

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Abbeville County, SC, 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 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.7M
On pets · $785 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
24,836
+2.3% 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

At $785 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Abbeville County spend about $7.7M a year on pets. That works out to $1.9M per business, 25% below 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 Abbeville County as of September 2026. That comes to 4.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Abbeville County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Abbeville County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Abbeville County compares

The same measures for South 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 Abbeville County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureAbbeville CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.14.13.6
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8475,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.5%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$785$869$909
Median household income$52,935$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored51

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
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 Abbeville 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 Abbeville County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,836+2.3% since 2020
Households
9,762
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
491 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$52,935+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,228
Median home value
$178,800
Jobs located here
5,595
Daytime population
19,493Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across South Carolina

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

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, SC74484.2$2.4M+8.1%#138 of 1,461
2Dorchester County, SC73254.0$2.3M+10.1%#166 of 1,461
3Berkeley County, SC72394.2$2.3M+18.7%#187 of 1,461
4Beaufort County, SC70364.4$2.3M+8.9%#241 of 1,461
5Richland County, SC69553.3$2.6M+4.6%#259 of 1,461
6Greenville County, SC68924.2$2.2M+10.6%#284 of 1,461
7Spartanburg County, SC66443.3$2.5M+15.6%#323 of 1,461
8Lexington County, SC66463.8$2.4M+7.7%#329 of 1,461
9Lancaster County, SC66194.7$2M+18.3%#337 of 1,461
10Florence County, SC64173.2$2.5M+1.2%#380 of 1,461
Abbeville County, SCNot scored44.1$1.9M+2.3%

Other business types in Abbeville 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 Abbeville County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Abbeville County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Abbeville County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Abbeville County, SC spend on pets?

About $7.7M a year, or $785 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 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 9,762 households in Abbeville County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Abbeville County has 4.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Abbeville County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Abbeville County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Abbeville County at 24,836 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,762 households. Median household income in Abbeville County is $52,935, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Abbeville 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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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Abbeville County

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