Pets · County · Iowa
Pet businesses in Grundy County, IA
How Grundy County, IA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,650 of 2,200 scored counties
#35 of 71 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.5M
- On pets · $881 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 69% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,361
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $881 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Grundy County spend about $4.5M a year on pets. That works out to $501K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 9 pet businesses on map listings in Grundy County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.6 for every 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grundy County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grundy County grew 0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grundy County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,650 of 2,200 scored counties and #35 of 71 scored counties in Iowa.
How Grundy County compares
The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Grundy County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 12.9 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $654K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,542 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.4% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $881 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,205 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 26 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grundy County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Grundy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,361+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,117
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 502 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $87,205+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,039
- Median home value
- $198,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,124
- Daytime population
- 10,903Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Grundy County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 82 | 38 | 8.9 | $1.2M | +17.8% | #47 of 2,200 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 73 | 56 | 8.8 | $993K | +4.6% | #195 of 2,200 |
| 3Benton County, IA | 69 | 12 | 11.8 | $759K | +1.8% | #332 of 2,200 |
| 4Woodbury County, IA | 66 | 25 | 6.1 | $1.3M | +0.7% | #415 of 2,200 |
| 5Delaware County, IA | 62 | 6 | 8.1 | $1M | +1.3% | #572 of 2,200 |
| 6Polk County, IA | 62 | 223 | 10.9 | $841K | +4.8% | #577 of 2,200 |
| 7Warren County, IA | 62 | 26 | 12.6 | $755K | +9.0% | #588 of 2,200 |
| 8Buena Vista County, IA | 60 | 6 | 8.0 | $1M | −1.7% | #649 of 2,200 |
| 9Pottawattamie County, IA | 60 | 40 | 10.6 | $770K | −0.7% | #666 of 2,200 |
| 10Tama County, IA | 58 | 5 | 7.4 | $1M | −1.5% | #714 of 2,200 |
| 35Grundy County, IA | 37 | 9 | 17.6 | $501K | +0.2% | #1,650 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grundy County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses37
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grundy County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet businesses in Grundy County. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grundy County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grundy County, IA spend on pets?
About $4.5M a year, or $881 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $501K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,117 households in Grundy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grundy County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grundy County has 17.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 69% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $501K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grundy County would have about 5, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Grundy County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Grundy County at 12,361 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,117 households. Median household income in Grundy County is $87,205, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Grundy County scores 37 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,650 of 2,200 scored counties.
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