Going full-time as a pet groomer: share actual revenue, costs, and what made it work
Are you running pet grooming as your primary income (mobile, salon, or in‑home)? Please share concrete, recent numbers and local context so others can compare and learn. Useful data points — paste a short table or copy the template below:
Template to copy/paste (one line per business):
Location (city, region) | Model (mobile/salon/in‑home) | Currency | Avg monthly gross revenue | Owner take‑home / net profit | Clients per week | Avg ticket | Typical service prices (e.g. bath $ / full groom $) | Fixed monthly costs (rent/loan, wages, insurance, software, marketing) | Variable cost per groom (supplies, laundry, fuel) | Hours worked / week | Staff (owner only / # employees) | Seasonality notes | Key tactics that grew income | Biggest change you’d make
What to include or clarify if possible:
- Whether figures are before/after tax and if owner pay is counted as wage.
- Vehicle/van costs and how you handle fuel/maintenance (mobile shops).
- Pricing strategy (flat rates, size/coat modifiers, add‑ons) and cancellation/no‑show policy.
- Booking/scheduling tools and practices that impacted utilization (online booking, batching breeds, deposit policies).
- Marketing channels that actually brought repeat clients (local SEO, Facebook groups, referral discounts, partnerships with vets/shops).
- Staffing choices (W2 vs contractors, apprentices, commission vs hourly) and scheduling rhythm that reduced burnout.
Please be candid — specifics are most useful. If you have a short spreadsheet or price list to share, paste a link or the key rows. I’ll compile anonymized benchmarks and a simple income/cost template from community responses if there’s enough data.