{
  "slug": "dog-boarding-revenue",
  "title": "Dog Boarding Revenue Calculator",
  "heading": "Dog Boarding Business Revenue Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/dog-boarding-revenue",
  "summary": "Occupancy, nightly rate, and costs to a monthly profit number.",
  "description": "Boarding profit lives on occupancy, not rate. Twelve kennels at 55% average occupancy behaves very differently from eight kennels at 85%. Model both, subtract the real staffing and facility cost, and see what the operation actually clears.",
  "formula": "Revenue = kennels × occupancy × nights × rate + add-ons; profit = revenue − variable − fixed.",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=dog-boarding-revenue",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "kennels",
      "label": "Kennels / runs",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 12,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "occupancy",
      "label": "Average occupancy",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 62,
      "unit": "%",
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100
    },
    {
      "id": "rate",
      "label": "Nightly rate",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 55,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "addon",
      "label": "Add-ons per occupied night",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 8,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "varCost",
      "label": "Variable cost per occupied night",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 12,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "labor",
      "label": "Monthly labor",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 7800,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "fixed",
      "label": "Monthly rent, insurance, utilities",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 4200,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "profit",
      "label": "Monthly profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "revenue",
      "label": "Monthly revenue",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "margin",
      "label": "Profit margin",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "occNights",
      "label": "Occupied kennel-nights",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "breakevenOcc",
      "label": "Break-even occupancy",
      "format": "percent",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "annual",
      "label": "Annualized profit",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Kennels / runs: 12",
      "Average occupancy: 62 %",
      "Nightly rate: 55 $",
      "Add-ons per occupied night: 8 $",
      "Variable cost per occupied night: 12 $",
      "Monthly labor: 7800 $",
      "Monthly rent, insurance, utilities: 4200 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Monthly profit: -$465",
      "Monthly revenue: $14,249",
      "Profit margin: -3.3%",
      "Occupied kennel-nights: 226",
      "Break-even occupancy: 64.5%",
      "Annualized profit: -$5,580"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter kennels / runs.",
      "Enter average occupancy (%).",
      "Enter nightly rate ($).",
      "Enter add-ons per occupied night ($).",
      "Enter variable cost per occupied night ($).",
      "Enter monthly labor ($).",
      "Enter monthly rent, insurance, utilities ($).",
      "Read your monthly profit on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "kennels": 7,
        "occupancy": 37,
        "rate": 55,
        "addon": 5,
        "varCost": 7,
        "labor": 4700,
        "fixed": 2500
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "kennels": 12,
        "occupancy": 62,
        "rate": 55,
        "addon": 8,
        "varCost": 12,
        "labor": 7800,
        "fixed": 4200
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "kennels": 19,
        "occupancy": 99,
        "rate": 55,
        "addon": 13,
        "varCost": 19,
        "labor": 12500,
        "fixed": 6700
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What occupancy is realistic?",
      "a": "Independent boarding facilities average 50–65% across the year with holiday weeks near 100%. Underwriting a business plan at 80% year-round is the most common way these fail."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which add-ons move the number most?",
      "a": "Daycare during boarding stays, one-on-one play sessions, and bath-before-pickup. They use staff time you already have on site and carry 70%+ margins."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/pet-sitting-rate",
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/pet-ownership-cost"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Dog Boarding Revenue Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/dog-boarding-revenue)"
}