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Kennel Run Occupancy Rate Calculator

Estimates your boarding facility's occupancy rate, period revenue and the revenue sitting in unfilled run-nights, for kennel owners and managers.

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Estimates only. Assumptions are listed below, and you can change every input.

Most kennel owners know roughly how busy they are, but few can put a number on it. Occupancy is the one figure that ties your runs, your calendar and your nightly rate together, and it is the figure a lender, a buyer or a new manager will ask for first. Without it, you cannot tell whether a slow March is normal, whether adding six runs makes sense, or how much money an empty midweek is actually costing you.

This calculator multiplies your total runs by the days in the period to get your capacity in run-nights, then compares that with the run-nights you actually booked (bookings times average stay length). Occupancy is booked run-nights divided by capacity. Revenue is booked run-nights times your average nightly rate, and unfilled revenue is what the empty run-nights would have earned at that same rate. It is a straight arithmetic estimate, not a forecast, and it treats every run and every night as equal.

How to use this tool

  1. Enter the number of bookable runs and the number of days in the period you want to measure.
  2. Add the number of bookings that stayed during that period, the average stay length and your average nightly rate.
  3. Read your occupancy rate, revenue and the value of unfilled run-nights, then try a different run count or rate to see what changes.

What the math assumes

  • Capacity is total runs multiplied by days in the period, so every run is assumed to be bookable every night with no closures or maintenance days unless you lower the run count.
  • Booked run-nights are bookings multiplied by average stay length, which assumes your average is representative of the period.
  • Revenue uses a single blended nightly rate for all runs and ignores add-ons, taxes, discounts and refunds.
  • Unfilled revenue assumes every empty run-night could have been sold at your average rate, which is an upper bound, not a promise.
  • If booked run-nights exceed capacity the tool reports the overage instead of open nights, because the inputs are inconsistent.

Frequently asked questions

What occupancy rate should a boarding kennel aim for?

There is no single right number. It depends on your local demand, seasonality, staffing and whether you want buffer runs for walk-ins and extensions. Use this tool to track your own rate month over month and compare peak weeks with slow ones rather than chasing a figure from somewhere else.

Why is my occupancy over 100 percent?

Booked run-nights exceed your capacity, which usually means the average stay length is too high, the run count is too low, or the same run was counted twice. Check the period dates and re-enter the numbers.

Should I count daycare dogs in occupancy?

Not in this calculator. It measures overnight runs only. If you sell daycare from the same runs during the day, track that separately so the two numbers stay honest.

How do I find my average stay length?

Take total nights boarded in the period and divide by the number of bookings. Most reservation software reports both figures; otherwise a quick count from your calendar for one month is close enough.

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