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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Greeley, CO metro area

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Greeley, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #112 of 386 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado

Listings
52
1 chain location (2%)
Official establishments
50
+56.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134.1M
On pets · $1,079 a household
Spending per listing
$2.6M
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
378,426
+14.2% 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

Household spending on pets in the Greeley metro area comes to about $134.1M a year: $1,079 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Greeley metro area as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 50 businesses with payroll in the Greeley metro area classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 56.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,486 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Greeley metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Greeley metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Greeley metro area is 61 (upper middle), #112 of 386 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.

How the Greeley metro area 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Greeley, CO metro area compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureGreeley metro areaColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.24.23.6
Spending per listing$2.6M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,4863,4065,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+56.3%+21.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+14.2%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,079$1,110$909
Median household income$97,097$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score6158

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
50+56.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
337
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
521 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Greeley metro area, 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 the Greeley metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
378,426+14.2% since 2020
Households
124,287
Median age
36.5
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,985 sq. mi.
People per square mile
88
Median household income
$97,097+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$118,627
Median home value
$471,700
Jobs located here
109,846
Daytime population
273,612Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Colorado

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Greeley metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Colorado

Metro areas in Colorado ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pueblo, CO70182.6$3.3M+0.6%#51 of 386
2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO634914.0$2.9M+4.1%#95 of 386
3Greeley, CO61524.2$2.6M+14.2%#112 of 386
4Fort Collins-Loveland, CO55734.7$2.3M+4.8%#156 of 386
5Boulder, CO48614.5$2.7M−0.7%#214 of 386
6Colorado Springs, CO461505.0$2.1M+3.1%#229 of 386
7Grand Junction, CO44314.7$2M+4.4%#250 of 386

Other business types in the Greeley metro area

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Greeley, CO metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Greeley metro area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 56.3% from 2019.

How much do households in the Greeley, CO metro area spend on pets?

About $134.1M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 124,287 households in the Greeley metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Greeley, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The Greeley metro area has 4.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Greeley metro area would have about 53, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,486 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 56.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.

How fast is the Greeley, CO metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Greeley metro area at 378,426 people in 2025, up 14.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,287 households. Median household income in the Greeley metro area is $97,097, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. The Greeley metro area scores 61 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #112 of 386 scored metro areas.

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