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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bamberg County, SC

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Bamberg 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On pets · $648 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
12,796
−3.5% 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

Household spending on pets in Bamberg County comes to about $3M a year: $648 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $3M of household spending for each business on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Bamberg County as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

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

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bamberg County declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Bamberg County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Bamberg 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 Bamberg County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBamberg CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.24.13.6
Spending per listing$3M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,8475,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.5%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.5%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$648$869$909
Median household income$44,370$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Bamberg 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 Bamberg County

Population, 2025 estimate
12,796−3.5% since 2020
Households
4,644
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
393 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$44,370+41.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$57,606
Median home value
$97,800
Jobs located here
3,526
Daytime population
10,638Residents 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 Bamberg 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
Bamberg County, SCNot scored12.2$3M−3.5%

Other business types in Bamberg 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 Bamberg County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Bamberg County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Bamberg County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3M a year, or $648 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $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 4,644 households in Bamberg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Bamberg County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Bamberg County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Bamberg County at 12,796 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,644 households. Median household income in Bamberg County is $44,370, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.2%, 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. Bamberg County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 Bamberg County

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