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Self-employed revenue in pet care services industry $2.5 billion in 2021
August 14, 2024
Demand for individualized pet care from pet owners combined with the advancement of technology has allowed small establishments to compete with larger firms. Smartphone technology and platform applications now make it possible for independent pet care service providers to reach a much larger pool of potential customers. There were about 5,000 self-employed workers who worked approximately 7.4 million hours in pet care services in 2004. By 2021, self-employed workers had more than tripled to 17,800 and worked about 24.1 million hours.
Hours worked in pet care services by type of worker, 2004–21
Year
Payroll workers
Self-employed workers
2004
53,349,000
7,445,000
2005
54,875,000
8,167,000
2006
54,541,000
9,004,000
2007
62,188,000
9,725,000
2008
70,569,000
10,508,000
2009
72,035,000
10,709,000
2010
81,658,000
10,665,000
2011
96,321,000
12,370,000
2012
106,808,000
11,259,000
2013
120,241,000
12,038,000
2014
126,950,000
11,615,000
2015
135,966,000
16,299,000
2016
151,021,000
15,741,000
2017
161,115,000
21,652,000
2018
171,718,000
26,305,000
2019
188,186,000
30,877,000
2020
163,472,000
18,061,000
2021
191,874,000
24,102,000
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Payroll establishment revenue, as reported in the Census Bureau’s Service Annual Survey, climbed from about $1.7 billion in 2004 to over $8 billion in 2021, an increase equivalent to 9.6 percent per year. This rate of revenue growth far outperformed the revenue of the self-employed. Self-employed revenue comes from the Census Bureau’s Nonemployer Statistics and increased from $941 million in 2004 to $2.5 billion in 2021, a growth rate of 6.0 percent per year.
United States Department of Labor
