Dog Waste Removal Route
Building a recurring weekly dog waste removal route business
From Austin Zaback
Startup cost: Very low (roughly $500 for a rake, scoop, bins, disinfectant, bags, gloves)
Source video
Austin Zaback · 8 Service Businesses You Can Start Under $1,000 (No Experience Needed) ↗
One of 2 gigs covered in this video
What It Is
Offer weekly dog waste removal to homeowners on a recurring subscription route, each yard taking roughly 10 minutes, building density by clustering customers geographically. Scale either as a lean solo operator or by hiring additional scoopers to run parallel routes as the customer base grows.
The Pitch
The presenter relays a real, detailed example: an operator with a 300-customer route (10 scoopers each handling ~30 houses) charging roughly $69/month per customer, generating over $20,000/month (about a quarter million dollars a year), against a roughly 66% US pet-ownership rate and 65 million dog-owning households.
Who It’s Best For
Someone comfortable with unglamorous physical work looking to build route density in a specific area, willing to hire and manage scoopers to scale beyond a solo operation.
The Truth (as we see it)
The cited pet-ownership statistics are plausible, commonly-cited figures, and the specific route/revenue example is a detailed, concrete account, though it's relayed secondhand by the presenter and not independently verified.
Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.
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