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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Santa Cruz County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Santa Cruz County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $13.1M
- On pets · $770 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,020
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Santa Cruz County. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $770 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Santa Cruz County spend about $13.1M a year on pets. That works out to $3.3M per business, 28% 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 Santa Cruz County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Santa Cruz County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Santa Cruz County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Santa Cruz 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.
| Measure | Santa Cruz County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,064 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $770 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,217 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 74 |
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
- 40 chain locations
- 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 (except veterinary) in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,020+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 16,966
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,236 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $55,217+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,913
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 12,313
- Daytime population
- 42,829Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 83 | 37 | 2.3 | $4.2M | +25.4% | #35 of 1,461 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 77 | 589 | 3.4 | $3.1M | +5.5% | #95 of 1,461 |
| 3Coconino County, AZ | 73 | 12 | 2.2 | $4.4M | −0.6% | #146 of 1,461 |
| 4Pima County, AZ | 71 | 139 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +2.8% | #207 of 1,461 |
| 5Yuma County, AZ | 66 | 31 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +9.2% | #334 of 1,461 |
| 6Mohave County, AZ | 62 | 49 | 4.8 | $1.7M | +6.5% | #431 of 1,461 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 61 | 11 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #444 of 1,461 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 56 | 52 | 4.7 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #591 of 1,461 |
| 9Gila County, AZ | 51 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #709 of 1,461 |
| 10Cochise County, AZ | 44 | 21 | 4.1 | $2M | +0.6% | #860 of 1,461 |
| Santa Cruz County, AZ | Not scored | 4 | 2.4 | $3.3M | +4.8% |
Other business types in Santa Cruz 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Santa Cruz County, AZ?
There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Santa Cruz County, AZ spend on pets?
About $13.1M a year, or $770 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,966 households in Santa Cruz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Cruz County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Santa Cruz County has 2.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.3M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Santa Cruz County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.
How fast is Santa Cruz County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Santa Cruz County at 50,020 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,966 households. The median household income in Santa Cruz County is $55,217 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Santa Cruz County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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