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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Amador County, CA
How Amador County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #108 of 1,461 scored counties
#19 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On pets · $1,012 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Amador County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #108 of 1,461 scored counties and #19 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Amador County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Amador County comes to about $16.3M a year: $1,012 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% 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 Amador County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Amador County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Amador County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Amador County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,229 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,012 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $88,044 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 69 |
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
- 60 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 Amador 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 Amador County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,876+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,091
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,400
- Median home value
- $449,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,065
- Daytime population
- 33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 91 | 51 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +5.5% | #2 of 1,461 |
| 2San Benito County, CA | 89 | 8 | 3.9 | $3.2M | +8.6% | #10 of 1,461 |
| 3Placer County, CA | 85 | 57 | 3.6 | $3.5M | +8.9% | #21 of 1,461 |
| 4Madera County, CA | 85 | 16 | 3.5 | $2.7M | +7.4% | #23 of 1,461 |
| 5Sacramento County, CA | 84 | 130 | 2.3 | $4.7M | +2.0% | #25 of 1,461 |
| 6Yolo County, CA | 84 | 23 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +3.1% | #28 of 1,461 |
| 7Fresno County, CA | 83 | 70 | 2.2 | $4.4M | +2.6% | #33 of 1,461 |
| 8Merced County, CA | 83 | 24 | 2.8 | $3.1M | +5.1% | #37 of 1,461 |
| 9Kern County, CA | 81 | 73 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +2.3% | #48 of 1,461 |
| 10Tulare County, CA | 81 | 38 | 2.7 | $3.4M | +2.4% | #49 of 1,461 |
| 19Amador County, CA | 76 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +3.2% | #108 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Amador 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Amador County, CA?
Amador County has 6 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. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Amador County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on pets?
About $16.3M a year, or $1,012 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Amador County has 3.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.7M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.
How fast is Amador County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. 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. Amador County scores 76 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #108 of 1,461 scored counties.
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