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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mercer County, WV
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mercer County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,229 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.7M
- On pets · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,503
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Mercer County has a Groundwork market score of 28 (lower middle): #1,229 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 16 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mercer County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Mercer County spend about $17.7M a year on pets, or $732 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 42% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Mercer County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,845 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show Mercer County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mercer County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Mercer County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,845 | 7,435 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $732 | $788 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,210 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $261K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,503−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 24,224
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 419 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $53,210+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,510
- Median home value
- $121,700
- Jobs located here
- 19,809
- Daytime population
- 57,149Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 87 | 8 | 3.5 | $3M | +9.2% | #15 of 1,461 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 73 | 18 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +13.7% | #165 of 1,461 |
| 3Monongalia County, WV | 66 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +2.0% | #325 of 1,461 |
| 4Wood County, WV | 64 | 6 | 1.7 | $4.6M | −2.1% | #367 of 1,461 |
| 5Kanawha County, WV | 52 | 17 | 2.2 | $3.6M | −4.3% | #670 of 1,461 |
| 6Cabell County, WV | 50 | 15 | 3.8 | $2M | −3.2% | #739 of 1,461 |
| 7Marion County, WV | 45 | 11 | 4.7 | $1.7M | −1.2% | #841 of 1,461 |
| 8Putnam County, WV | 44 | 12 | 5.2 | $1.8M | −1.0% | #865 of 1,461 |
| 9Ohio County, WV | 40 | 9 | 4.9 | $1.6M | −4.4% | #966 of 1,461 |
| 10Harrison County, WV | 39 | 15 | 5.7 | $1.4M | −2.5% | #999 of 1,461 |
| 11Mercer County, WV | 28 | 12 | 5.0 | $1.5M | −3.4% | #1,229 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 businesses37
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding28
- Pet stores18
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Mercer County, WV?
Mercer County has 12 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. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Mercer County, WV spend on pets?
About $17.7M a year, or $732 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,224 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, WV compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Mercer County has 5.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.5M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Mercer County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,845 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Mercer County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 57,503 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,224 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $53,210 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Mercer County scores 28 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,229 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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