Pets · County · South Carolina
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Richland County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Richland County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #259 of 1,461 scored counties
#5 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 55
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +33.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $143M
- On pets · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 434,956
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Richland County. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Richland County spend about $143M a year on pets, or $851 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per business, 2% above 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.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Richland County in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 5,249 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $332K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Richland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Richland County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #259 of 1,461 scored counties and #5 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,249 | 4,847 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.3% | +30.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $851 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 32+33.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 233
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 556 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $332K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 434,956+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 167,961
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 557
- Median household income
- $63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,966
- Median home value
- $242,800
- Jobs located here
- 234,516
- Daytime population
- 484,051Residents 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 Richland 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 Richland 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Richland County, SC?
Richland County has 55 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Richland County, SC spend on pets?
About $143M a year, or $851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Richland County has 3.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.6M, 2% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Richland County would have about 56, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,249 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 69 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #259 of 1,461 scored counties.
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