Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Newberry County, SC
How Newberry County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #828 of 1,461 scored counties
#24 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $767 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,561
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Newberry County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $767 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Newberry County spend about $11.7M a year on pets. That works out to $1.7M per business, 34% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Newberry County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Newberry County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Newberry County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #828 of 1,461 scored counties and #24 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Newberry 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 | Newberry County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,847 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $767 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,780 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 51 |
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
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Newberry 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 Newberry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,561+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 15,325
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 630 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,240
- Median home value
- $173,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,662
- Daytime population
- 36,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 24Newberry County, SC | 46 | 7 | 4.6 | $1.7M | +4.8% | #828 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Newberry 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores29
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Newberry County, SC?
Newberry County has 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Newberry County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Newberry County, SC spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $767 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,325 households in Newberry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newberry County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Newberry County has 4.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 34% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Newberry County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Newberry County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Newberry County at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. The median household income in Newberry County is $61,780 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Newberry County scores 46 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #828 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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