Find cat sitting work across Inglewood
Most Inglewood cat visits are apartment calls, with 16,697 of the city's 40,072 units in buildings of five or more. Cat visits in Inglewood run $25 to $42 per 20 to 30 minute visit, and you keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
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Local know-how pays off in Inglewood
Inglewood cats sit out a mild year indoors. LAX normals give August a 76.7 degree high and 4.8 days a year over 90, so the thermostat check is short. January lows read 49.4, and the annual normal for nights at or below freezing is zero, so frozen pipes stay off the visit list. February rain, 2.99 inches, is what pulls visits earlier in the day.
When demand peaks
Inglewood Unified shuts for the whole Thanksgiving week, November 23 to 27, then stays closed from December 21 right through January 1. Those two stretches are when twice-a-day visits stack up. The district is out again March 26 to April 2, and its summer school does not open until June 14, 2027.
Know your Inglewood areas
Cat visits split by building type. Downtown Inglewood means a lobby code, and 10,253 of Inglewood's 40,072 units are in blocks of ten or more. Inglewood Knolls is the other end, a tract of houses in the southeast corner between Crenshaw Boulevard and Imperial Highway, where the handover is a front-door key.
Cat homes in Inglewood
Inglewood rents. Of 37,524 occupied homes, 23,934 are rented and 13,590 are owned, and 16,697 of the city's 40,072 units sit in buildings of five or more. Most cat visits therefore start at a lobby door with a code rather than at a front gate.
Bilingual owners book faster
You will be messaging owners in Spanish here. Of 99,034 Inglewood residents aged five and over, 42,778 speak Spanish at home, and 20,041 of them speak English less than very well, so feeding notes and key instructions often arrive in Spanish.
What a cat sitting job in Inglewood actually involves
Cat sitting is a drop-in service, so the cat never leaves home. You let yourself in with a key or a code the owner sets up, spend 20 to 30 minutes on food, water, the litter box and some company, check the place over, and send a photo before you lock up. Owners in Inglewood book it because a cat that stays home stays calm. One traveler booking twice a day for ten days is twenty visits from a single client.
Keys and access
Most Inglewood owners hand over a spare key, a lockbox code or a smart-lock code at the meet-and-greet. Agree where the key lives and how you get in if the code fails, and confirm it before the owner leaves town.
The visit
Fresh food and water, the litter box scooped, a look at the cat and a few minutes of play or a brush. You note anything off, like a skipped meal or a hidden cat, so the owner hears it from you first.
The update
A photo and two lines in the app after every visit. Owners who cannot see their cat for a week live on those messages, and a sitter who sends them without being asked is the one they rebook.
Choose your services, set your own rates
Typical Petme rates in Inglewood. You set your own price for each service, and keep up to 90% of every booking with sitter cashback.
Drop-in cat visits
$25 to $42 per 20 to 30 minute visit
The math for Inglewood: two owners traveling Monday to Friday, two visits a day each, $34 a visit. That is 20 visits and $680 in a week before cashback, and you keep up to 90% of it.
Inglewood areas that book the most
Cat sitting in Inglewood is booked by renter households around Downtown Inglewood and by Inglewood Knolls owners travelling over the Inglewood Unified closures.
California licenses no pet sitters or dog walkers. Inglewood Municipal Code Section 5-64 keeps every dog on a cord or chain of six feet or less once it is off its owner's property. Keeping three or more dogs on any premises needs a special kennel permit from the Permits and Licenses Committee. Section 12-17.4 governs home occupations, and anyone doing business in the city needs a Business Tax Certificate. Pet-care income goes on Schedule C.
Built for sitters in Inglewood
Keep up to 90%
You set your rate. Petme keeps a low service fee, and sitter cashback pushes your take-home toward 90% of every booking.
Full schedule control
No assigned shifts and no minimum hours. Accept or decline each request and pause your profile whenever you need to.
Protected on every booking
$22,000 in Protection Plan comes with every confirmed booking, so you are never on the hook alone if something goes wrong.
What Inglewood owners look for in a cat sitter
Cat owners book on trust more than on price. The profile details below are the ones they ask about.
Comfort with shy cats
Many cats hide from a stranger for the first visit. Owners want to hear that you will sit with the cat, not chase it, and that a hidden cat still gets fed and its box scooped.
Reliability, twice a day
A cat on medication or a diabetic cat needs visits at the same time every day. Say what your schedule can hold in Inglewood, and mention any medication experience, even with your own cat.
A tidy visit
Litter cleaned properly, nothing left out, doors and windows as you found them, and a message with a photo. Owners come home and look for those signs before they look at anything else.
How to start earning in Inglewood
1. Download Petme
Download the Petme app from the App Store or Google Play.
2. Build your profile
Add photos, a short bio, and the Inglewood neighborhoods you cover.
3. Verify your ID
Complete identity verification so owners can trust your profile before they book.
4. Set your rates and accept bookings
Set your own rates per service, choose your schedule, and accept the bookings you want.
Cat Sitting Jobs in Inglewood
What new sitters ask before signing up on Petme in Inglewood.
How much does a cat sitting visit pay in Inglewood?
Drop-in cat visits on Petme in Inglewood run $25 to $42 per 20 to 30 minute visit. You set your own rate per visit, and with sitter cashback you keep up to 90% of every booking.
Can I set my own visit schedule in Inglewood?
Yes. You set your available hours and accept or decline each request. Morning and evening visit slots fill first, and you can stack several nearby visits around Downtown Inglewood and Morningside Park into one efficient round.
Am I covered if a cat gets sick during a visit in Inglewood?
Every confirmed Petme booking, including drop-in visits, includes $22,000 in Protection Plan for the cat in your care, at no cost to you or the owner. The same cover applies whether you sit in Downtown Inglewood or Morningside Park.
Is anyone hiring cat sitters in Inglewood right now?
Yes. Petme recruits sitters across Inglewood year-round, from Downtown Inglewood to Morningside Park, and owners send booking requests directly to sitters in their area. There is no vacancy list to wait on: you create a profile, set the areas you cover, and accept the requests you want.
Can I sign up for cat sitting in Inglewood before I turn 18?
No. Petme sitters must be 18 or over, so under-18s cannot take bookings yet. From 18 you can start without formal experience: you need a smartphone with the Petme app, to pass ID verification, and a profile that describes the pets you have cared for, including your own.
Does cat sitting fit around a full time job in Inglewood?
It fits part-time schedules well because you are self-employed: no assigned shifts, no minimum hours, and you set your own rate. Many Inglewood sitters take a few bookings a week around a job or studies and scale up or down as their calendar allows.
Where in Inglewood do cat owners need sitters most?
Cat sitting in Inglewood is booked by renter households around Downtown Inglewood and by Inglewood Knolls owners travelling over the Inglewood Unified closures. Most cat owners book a sitter within their own neighborhood, so listing the areas you cover sharpens your visibility.
What does a cat sitter do at each visit in Inglewood?
A standard drop-in runs 20 to 30 minutes: feeding, fresh water, litter scooping, playtime, and a photo update to the owner in chat. Many Inglewood owners book one or two visits a day while they travel.
When do cat sitting jobs in Inglewood pick up during the school year?
They pick up over the Inglewood Unified breaks. Classes stop for all five days of Thanksgiving week, then again from December 21 until January 1, so cat sitting visits across those dates run twice daily. January lows near 49.4 degrees put a heating check on every call.
Do I need experience to cat sit in Inglewood?
No formal qualification is required. You need to be 18 or over, have a smartphone with the Petme app, and pass ID verification. Experience helps you win your first cat sitting bookings in Inglewood, so it is worth describing the pets you have looked after, including your own, on your profile.
What are cat sitting visits like in Inglewood?
Inglewood rents. Of 37,524 occupied homes, 23,934 are rented and 13,590 are owned, and 16,697 of the city's 40,072 units sit in buildings of five or more. Most cat visits therefore start at a lobby door with a code rather than at a front gate.
Cat sitting jobs near Inglewood
Cover more than one patch. Each city page has its own local rates and demand notes.
Start earning in Inglewood
Set your own rate. $22,000 Protection Plan on every booking, cashback that keeps your clients rebooking, and fast payouts to your bank.