Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lancaster County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lancaster County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #337 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.8M
- On pets · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,296
- +18.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lancaster County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Lancaster County comes to about $37.8M a year: $943 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% 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 9 businesses with payroll in Lancaster County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,459 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $483K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lancaster County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lancaster County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lancaster County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #337 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lancaster 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 | Lancaster County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,459 | 4,847 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $943 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,869 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $483K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lancaster 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 Lancaster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,296+18.3% since 2020
- Households
- 40,128
- Median age
- 43.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $78,869+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,641
- Median home value
- $329,900
- Jobs located here
- 29,873
- Daytime population
- 88,047Residents 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lancaster County, SC?
Lancaster County has 19 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Lancaster County, SC spend on pets?
About $37.8M a year, or $943 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,128 households in Lancaster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lancaster County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Lancaster County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lancaster County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,459 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Lancaster County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Lancaster County at 114,296 people in 2025, up 18.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,128 households. The median household income in Lancaster County is $78,869 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.0% 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. Lancaster County scores 66 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #337 of 1,461 scored counties.
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