Pets · Small-town market · Arizona
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Show Low, AZ area
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Show Low, AZ area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #39 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Arizona
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On pets · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.7
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Show Low area. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.7 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in the Show Low area spend about $30.4M a year on pets, or $759 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.8M per business, 9% 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 the Show Low area: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Show Low area grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Show Low area scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #39 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Show Low area 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 | Show Low area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $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 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $759 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 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
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 the Show Low area, 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 the Show Low area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Arizona for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Show Low area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Show Low, AZ | 73 | 11 | 2.7 | $2.8M | +3.0% | #39 of 387 |
| 2Payson, AZ | 67 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #67 of 387 |
Other business types in the Show Low area
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
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Show Low, AZ area?
There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Show Low area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in the Show Low area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Show Low, AZ area spend on pets?
About $30.4M a year, or $759 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in the Show Low area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Show Low, AZ area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Show Low area has 2.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Show Low area would have about 12, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is the Show Low, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Show Low area at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. The median household income in the Show Low area is $54,606 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Show Low area scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #39 of 387 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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