Mobile grooming hourly rate calculator

• Working days a month = days per week × (52 − weeks off) ÷ 12.
• Fuel a month = (miles per day ÷ mpg) × gas price × working days.
• Revenue needed = the pay you want + business costs + fuel. Divide by working days for a daily target, then by dogs for a price per dog.
• Per hour of grooming counts only hands-on minutes. Per hour of your whole workday adds driving and other work, which is the number most groomers forget.

If your price today is below the number above, you have three levers: raise prices, add a dog to the day, or shorten the drive between stops.