North Carolina – Established Zoomin Groomin for Sale
Zoomin Groomin franchise for sale in Wilmington, North Carolina
List Price: $330,000 USD
Key Facts
Annual Gross Revenue
$299,448 USD
Cash Flow (SDE)
$50,000 – $100,000
Seasonal Business
No
Value of Inventory
Upon Inquiry
Value of Assets
Upon Inquiry
Year Established
Upon Inquiry
Approx. Monthly Rent
N/A
Total Employees
Less than 10
+3 MonthsTransition
Support
SomewhatPrice/Terms
Flexibility
SomeSeller financing Available
Part-timeOwner
Involvement
About this Business
This established Zoomin Groomin mobile pet grooming franchise offers a turnkey opportunity in the growing Wilmington area, serving New Hanover and Brunswick Counties.
The market benefits from strong population growth, attractive household incomes, and increasing demand for convenient, personalized pet care. Wilmington and surrounding communities provide a strong customer base of busy professionals and families who value the convenience of having grooming services brought directly to their homes.
Brunswick County offers additional growth potential, with a large and expanding retiree and second-home population. Communities including Brunswick Forest, St. James, Compass Pointe, Ocean Isle, and Southport provide strong opportunities for recurring customers and word-of-mouth referrals.
The business is well positioned to serve retirees, families, coastal homeowners, and owners of high-maintenance breeds such as doodles. Mobile grooming also provides an operational advantage, with limited mobile competition in Brunswick County and opportunities to build efficient routes within established residential communities.
This advertisement is not an offer to purchase a franchise. An offer can only be made by delivery of a Franchise Disclosure Document. This advertisement is not directed to residents of states requiring franchise registration, and we will not offer or sell a franchise in those states until all registration and disclosure requirements have been met. Loyalty Brands and Zoomin Groomin USA LLC. 780 Lynnhaven Pkwy, Suite 240, Virginia Beach, VA 23452.
Growth opportunities
New Hanover is the density play. Wilmington proper, Ogden, Porters Neck and the beach towns give you tight route density with above-average per-capita income (~$50K, about 20% above the NC figure) and a young-professional/family core (25–44 householders earn a median ~$86K) — the dual-income, time-starved, "I'll pay for convenience" customer. Brunswick is the retiree/second-home play. A median age of 56 means a very large 55+ owner base with disposable income, small-to-medium companion dogs (doodles, Cavaliers, Shih Tzus), limited mobility or reluctance to drive, and strong word-of-mouth inside gated communities. Mobile grooming pulling up to the driveway is exactly the service this demographic wants — and HOAs, dog parks and community Facebook groups make it cheap to penetrate. Growth here is almost entirely in-migration of the same profile, so the customer base compounds yearly. Competitive/operational notes- Fixed-location groomers cluster in Wilmington; mobile competition is thin in Brunswick, where drive distances between developments favor a mobile unit that works one community per half-day. Seasonality is mild; snowbird and summer-rental turnover actually add demand.
Additional Info
As the new owner of an established Zoomin Groomin franchise, the buyer benefits from the combination of an operating business and the ongoing support of an established franchisor. Zoomin Groomin provides continued operational guidance, marketing resources, technology support, and business coaching designed to help facilitate a smooth transition into ownership.
Inventory Description
Here's a market snapshot of the Wilmington MSA (New Hanover + Brunswick) through a mobile-grooming lens. Metric New Hanover (Wilmington) Brunswick (Leland/Southport/Shallotte) Population ~246K (2025) ~167K, projected ~175K for 2025, growing ~4.5%/yr — one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. Median age 39.9 56.1 Median HH income ~$76K ~$74K Affluent pockets Wrightsville Beach ~$167K, Kure Beach ~$102K, Carolina Beach ~$88K Brunswick Forest, St. James, Ocean Isle, Bald Head, Compass Point
Reason for Selling
Seller lives in Columbia SC and is expanding the fleet in that market to be near
About Zoomin Groomin
Zoomin Groomin is a mobile pet grooming franchise. A groomer drives a fully equipped van to the customer’s driveway and works one-on-one with each dog or cat, with no cages or kennels, using plant-based products and a water-efficient bathing system. Services cover full grooms, baths, nail trims and deshedding, and regular clients rebook every four to six weeks.
The business is home-based, with no storefront or lease. Each franchisee holds a protected territory of roughly 125,000 to 165,000 residents and adds vans as demand builds, usually with one or two groomers per van. Owners are not expected to groom; the franchisor describes an executive-management model that can be run full-time or semi-absentee with a manager.
Founded in 2004, the brand has been franchised in its current form since 2021 by Loyalty Brands, the Virginia Beach group led by John T. Hewitt, founder of Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax. Its sister pet brands include Cooper’s Scoopers and Hike Doggie. Josh Fitzgerald, an early franchisee who still owns units, became CEO in 2025. The network has expanded quickly across the US since 2023, so many vans are still in their first years of trading.
Franchisee Support
Initial training combines 4 hours of prerequisite virtual learning with 3 days of classroom instruction (24 hours) at Loyalty Brands' Virginia Beach headquarters, plus on-the-job training as needed. Franchisees then join weekly operations and support calls, with central help on marketing, technology and HR. Scheduling, routing, payments and client records run through an iPad-based CRM, online booking runs on MoeGo, and automated rebooking and lapse-recovery messages support retention. Resale buyers should confirm what training incoming owners and retained groomers receive, and that client records and booking history transfer with the sale.
Brand Accolades & Awards
Zoomin Groomin entered Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 at #280 in 2025 and rose to #233 in 2026. Entrepreneur also ranked it #31 among Fastest-Growing Franchises in 2025 (the highest-placed pet brand) and #37 in 2026, #17 among Top Franchises for Less Than $100,000 in 2026 and #138 among Top Franchises for Veterans in 2025. It appeared in Franchise Direct's Top 100 for 2024 and is an International Franchise Association member. For resale buyers, these brand-level signals sit alongside a unit's own Google reviews, referral sources and the daily visibility of its vans.
Industry / Market
US pet industry spending reached $158 billion in 2025 and is projected at $165 billion for 2026, with 53% of households (71 million) owning a dog, according to the American Pet Products Association. Grand View Research expects the US pet grooming services market to reach $2.99 billion by 2030, growing 6.7% a year from 2025, and names at-home and mobile services among the delivery options adding convenience. Mobile grooming is still largely independent-led. For resale buyers, local dog density, household income and drive time between stops shape what a territory can support.
Ideal Owner
Grooming skill is not required or expected: owners hire professional groomers and run the business. The role is staffing-led and marketing-led, and suits people comfortable recruiting and keeping skilled employees, managing schedules and routes, and serving customers who treat pets as family. The franchisor targets career changers, family teams and investors planning several vans, and working groomers who want their own business also fit. Semi-absentee ownership is presented as an option once a manager is in place, though many owners start full-time. Patience with a growth path that depends on hiring helps.