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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pinal County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pinal County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 83 out of 100: High

Ranked #35 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
37
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
34
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$154.4M
On pets · $953 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
64% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.3
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
539,380
+25.4% since 2020

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

What this means

Pinal County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #35 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

As of September 2026, map listings count 37 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Pinal County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Households in Pinal County spend about $154.4M a year on pets, or $953 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 64% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in Pinal County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,762 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Pinal County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pinal County grew 25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pinal 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 Pinal County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePinal CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.33.43.6
Spending per listing$4.2M$2.9M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,7625,0645,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+25.4%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$953$989$909
Median household income$80,266$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score8374

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
17 → 34
Employees, 2023
109
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
370 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
61The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$3.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Pinal 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 Pinal County

Population, 2025 estimate
539,380+25.4% since 2020
Households
161,917
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,426
Median home value
$349,000
Jobs located here
73,719
Daytime population
335,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pinal 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

Other business types in Pinal 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 Pinal County, AZ?

Pinal County has 37 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $154.4M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pinal County has 2.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $4.2M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Pinal County would have about 61, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,762 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 83 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #35 of 1,461 scored counties.

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