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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Eagle County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Eagle County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,010 of 1,461 scored counties
#25 of 28 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On pets · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 75% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,291
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Eagle County comes to about $26M a year: $1,181 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Eagle County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Eagle County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,471 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Eagle County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Eagle County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,010 of 1,461 scored counties and #25 of 28 scored counties in Colorado.
How Eagle 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 | Eagle County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,471 | 3,406 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,181 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $104,096 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Eagle 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 Eagle County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,291−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 22,058
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,170
- Median home value
- $839,500
- Jobs located here
- 36,343
- Daytime population
- 60,203Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 25Eagle County, CO | 38 | 14 | 6.3 | $1.9M | −2.4% | #1,010 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Eagle 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Eagle County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Eagle County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Eagle County, CO spend on pets?
About $26M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 22,058 households in Eagle County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eagle County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Eagle County has 6.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Eagle County would have about 10, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,471 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Eagle County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Eagle County at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in Eagle County is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Eagle County scores 38 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,010 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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