Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dorchester County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dorchester County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #166 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.7M
- On pets · $930 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dorchester County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.0, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Dorchester County spend about $58.7M a year on pets, or $930 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.3M per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Dorchester County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 5,265 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dorchester County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dorchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #166 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dorchester 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.
| Measure | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,265 | 4,847 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $930 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, SC | 74 | 48 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +8.1% | #138 of 1,461 |
| 2Dorchester County, SC | 73 | 25 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +10.1% | #166 of 1,461 |
| 3Berkeley County, SC | 72 | 39 | 4.2 | $2.3M | +18.7% | #187 of 1,461 |
| 4Beaufort County, SC | 70 | 36 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +8.9% | #241 of 1,461 |
| 5Richland County, SC | 69 | 55 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +4.6% | #259 of 1,461 |
| 6Greenville County, SC | 68 | 92 | 4.2 | $2.2M | +10.6% | #284 of 1,461 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 66 | 44 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +15.6% | #323 of 1,461 |
| 8Lexington County, SC | 66 | 46 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +7.7% | #329 of 1,461 |
| 9Lancaster County, SC | 66 | 19 | 4.7 | $2M | +18.3% | #337 of 1,461 |
| 10Florence County, SC | 64 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.5M | +1.2% | #380 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Dorchester County
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 businesses71
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Dorchester County, SC?
Dorchester County has 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on pets?
About $58.7M a year, or $930 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Dorchester County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.3M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,265 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dorchester County scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #166 of 1,461 scored counties.
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