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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sutter County, CA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sutter County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #162 of 1,461 scored counties
#22 of 45 scored counties in California

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.9M
On pets · $989 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
98,787
−0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $989 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Sutter County spend about $32.9M a year on pets. That works out to $2.7M per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Sutter County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.6 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sutter County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 11,097 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Sutter County declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sutter County scores 73 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #162 of 1,461 scored counties and #22 of 45 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Sutter 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Sutter County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSutter CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.03.6
Spending per listing$2.7M$3.8M$2.5M
Households per official establishment11,0975,2295,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.4%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$989$1,149$909
Median household income$79,704$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score7369

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
4
Annual payroll, 2023
$230K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Sutter 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 Sutter County

Population, 2025 estimate
98,787−0.7% since 2020
Households
33,292
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
603 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$79,704+35.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,245
Median home value
$433,500
Jobs located here
30,624
Daytime population
86,871Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Sutter County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA91512.1$5.2M+5.5%#2 of 1,461
2San Benito County, CA8983.9$3.2M+8.6%#10 of 1,461
3Placer County, CA85573.6$3.5M+8.9%#21 of 1,461
4Madera County, CA85163.5$2.7M+7.4%#23 of 1,461
5Sacramento County, CA841302.3$4.7M+2.0%#25 of 1,461
6Yolo County, CA84233.0$3.6M+3.1%#28 of 1,461
7Fresno County, CA83702.2$4.4M+2.6%#33 of 1,461
8Merced County, CA83242.8$3.1M+5.1%#37 of 1,461
9Kern County, CA81732.6$3.6M+2.3%#48 of 1,461
10Tulare County, CA81382.7$3.4M+2.4%#49 of 1,461
22Sutter County, CA73123.6$2.7M−0.7%#162 of 1,461

Other business types in Sutter County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Sutter County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sutter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Sutter County, CA spend on pets?

About $32.9M a year, or $989 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,292 households in Sutter County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Sutter County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Sutter County has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.7M, 8% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Sutter County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,097 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Sutter County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Sutter County at 98,787 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,292 households. Median household income in Sutter County is $79,704, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.0%, 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. Sutter County scores 73 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #162 of 1,461 scored counties.

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