Groundwork

Pets · County · Arizona

Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Apache County, AZ

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Apache County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$14.6M
On pets · $693 a household
Spending per listing
$4.9M
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.4
61% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
64,445
−2.2% since 2020

See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Apache County

The site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Apache County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Apache County. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $693 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Apache County spend about $14.6M a year on pets. That works out to $4.9M per business, 92% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Apache County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Apache County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Apache County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Apache County compares

The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet grooming and boarding 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Apache County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasureApache CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.43.43.6
Spending per listing$4.9M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,0645,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$693$989$909
Median household income$41,438$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored74

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 (except veterinary) in Apache 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 Apache County

Population, 2025 estimate
64,445−2.2% since 2020
Households
21,100
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
11,198 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$41,438+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,034
Median home value
$63,700
Jobs located here
14,607
Daytime population
66,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Apache County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Apache County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Pet grooming and boarding across Arizona

Every Arizona market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Apache County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ83372.3$4.2M+25.4%#35 of 1,461
2Maricopa County, AZ775893.4$3.1M+5.5%#95 of 1,461
3Coconino County, AZ73122.2$4.4M−0.6%#146 of 1,461
4Pima County, AZ711393.2$2.9M+2.8%#207 of 1,461
5Yuma County, AZ66313.9$2.1M+9.2%#334 of 1,461
6Mohave County, AZ62494.8$1.7M+6.5%#431 of 1,461
7Navajo County, AZ61112.7$2.8M+3.0%#444 of 1,461
8Yavapai County, AZ56524.7$1.9M+6.5%#591 of 1,461
9Gila County, AZ5193.8$2.2M+0.9%#709 of 1,461
10Cochise County, AZ44214.1$2M+0.6%#860 of 1,461
Apache County, AZNot scored31.4$4.9M−2.2%

Other business types in Apache County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Apache County, AZ?

There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Apache County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Apache County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Apache County, AZ spend on pets?

About $14.6M a year, or $693 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,100 households in Apache County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Apache County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Apache County has 1.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.9M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Apache County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Apache County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Apache County at 64,445 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,100 households. The median household income in Apache County is $41,438 a year, 49% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Apache County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Apache County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Apache County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Apache County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Apache County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.