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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Arapahoe County, CO
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Arapahoe County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #344 of 1,461 scored counties
#7 of 28 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 96
- 15 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +32.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $295.8M
- On pets · $1,150 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 673,820
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Arapahoe County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, 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.
At $1,150 per household (26% above the U.S. average), households in Arapahoe County spend about $295.8M a year on pets. That works out to $3.1M per business, 21% 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 Arapahoe County was 81 in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019. That is one for every 3,176 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Arapahoe County.
Population estimates show Arapahoe County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Arapahoe County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #344 of 1,461 scored counties and #7 of 28 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Arapahoe County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Arapahoe County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,176 | 3,406 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +32.8% | +21.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,150 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $101,087 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 81+32.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 684
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9615 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $6.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 673,820+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 257,232
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 798 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 827
- Median household income
- $101,087+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,289
- Median home value
- $561,200
- Jobs located here
- 352,398
- Daytime population
- 677,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Arapahoe County marked.
Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, CO | 85 | 54 | 2.9 | $3.8M | +6.6% | #19 of 1,461 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 76 | 104 | 3.1 | $3.6M | +3.2% | #103 of 1,461 |
| 3Pueblo County, CO | 73 | 18 | 2.6 | $3.3M | +0.6% | #155 of 1,461 |
| 4Douglas County, CO | 69 | 70 | 5.0 | $2.9M | +10.9% | #252 of 1,461 |
| 5Garfield County, CO | 66 | 6 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +2.7% | #314 of 1,461 |
| 6Weld County, CO | 66 | 52 | 4.2 | $2.6M | +14.2% | #322 of 1,461 |
| 7Arapahoe County, CO | 65 | 96 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +2.8% | #344 of 1,461 |
| 8Broomfield County, CO | 65 | 16 | 5.0 | $2.6M | +6.3% | #352 of 1,461 |
| 9Larimer County, CO | 64 | 73 | 4.7 | $2.3M | +4.8% | #384 of 1,461 |
| 10Elbert County, CO | 62 | 6 | 6.0 | $2.2M | +16.5% | #424 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Arapahoe 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores56
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Arapahoe County, CO?
There are 96 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Arapahoe County as of September 2026. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 32.8% from 2019.
How much do households in Arapahoe County, CO spend on pets?
About $295.8M a year, or $1,150 per household. That is 26% above the U.S. average (an index of 126, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,232 households in Arapahoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Arapahoe County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Arapahoe 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 $3.1M, 21% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Arapahoe County would have about 116, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,176 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 32.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Arapahoe County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Arapahoe County at 673,820 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,232 households. The median household income in Arapahoe County is $101,087 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.5% 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. Arapahoe County scores 65 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #344 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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