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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Yavapai County, AZ
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Yavapai County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #591 of 1,461 scored counties
#8 of 10 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 52
- 2 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +45.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $100.2M
- On pets · $901 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 252,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Yavapai County. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $901 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Yavapai County spend about $100.2M a year on pets. Spread across 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.9M per business, 24% below 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.
Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Yavapai County in 2023, up 45.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,833 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Yavapai County.
Population estimates put the population change in Yavapai County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Yavapai County is 56 (upper middle), #591 of 1,461 scored counties and #8 of 10 scored counties in Arizona.
How Yavapai 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 | Yavapai County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,833 | 5,064 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +45.0% | +34.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $901 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,613 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 74 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 29+45.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 110
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Yavapai 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 Yavapai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 252,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 111,157
- Median age
- 52.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 8,123 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 30
- Median household income
- $69,613+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,313
- Median home value
- $425,200
- Jobs located here
- 67,568
- Daytime population
- 218,945Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Yavapai County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Yavapai 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Yavapai County, AZ?
Yavapai County has 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 45.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Yavapai County, AZ spend on pets?
About $100.2M a year, or $901 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 111,157 households in Yavapai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yavapai County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Yavapai County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Yavapai County would have about 39, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,833 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 45.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Yavapai County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Yavapai County at 252,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 111,157 households. The median household income in Yavapai County is $69,613 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Yavapai County scores 56 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #591 of 1,461 scored counties.
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