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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in York County, SC
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in York County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #138 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 48
- 5 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $115.4M
- On pets · $1,014 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 306,887
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
York County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #138 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 28 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 48 pet grooming and boarding businesses in York County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in York County spend about $115.4M a year on pets, or $1,014 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 48 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.4M per business, 6% 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.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in York County in 2023. That is one for every 4,947 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in York County. Population estimates show York County grew 8.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How York 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 | York County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,947 | 4,847 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.5% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,014 | $869 | $909 |
| Median household income | $89,095 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 131
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 485 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 306,887+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 113,785
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 431
- Median household income
- $89,095+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,529
- Median home value
- $361,300
- Jobs located here
- 111,939
- Daytime population
- 267,996Residents 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 York 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 York 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 businesses76
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores82
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in York County, SC?
There are 48 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in York County as of September 2026. 5 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in York County, SC spend on pets?
About $115.4M a year, or $1,014 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 113,785 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, SC compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
York County has 4.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 6% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, York County would have about 45, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,947 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is York County, SC growing?
Population estimates put York County at 306,887 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 113,785 households. The median household income in York County is $89,095 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. York County scores 74 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #138 of 1,461 scored counties.
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