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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Imperial County, CA
How Imperial 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 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #149 of 1,461 scored counties
#20 of 45 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $40.7M
- On pets · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,411
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Imperial County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $821 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Imperial County spend about $40.7M a year on pets. That works out to $3.7M per business, 46% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Imperial County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 9,929 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Imperial County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Imperial County is 73 (upper middle), #149 of 1,461 scored counties and #20 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Imperial 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 | Imperial County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $3.8M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,929 | 5,229 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.4% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $821 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,681 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $311K
- 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
- 16The 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 Imperial 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 Imperial County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,411+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 49,644
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $57,681+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,363
- Median home value
- $309,600
- Jobs located here
- 63,081
- Daytime population
- 165,766Residents 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 |
| 20Imperial County, CA | 73 | 11 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +1.1% | #149 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Imperial 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 businesses79
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Imperial County, CA?
There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Imperial County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Imperial County, CA spend on pets?
About $40.7M a year, or $821 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,644 households in Imperial County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Imperial County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Imperial County has 2.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.7M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Imperial County would have about 16, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,929 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Imperial County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Imperial County at 181,411 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,644 households. The median household income in Imperial County is $57,681 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Imperial County scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #149 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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