Pets · County · Colorado
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mesa County, CO
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mesa County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #589 of 1,461 scored counties
#14 of 28 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 31
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $60.9M
- On pets · $926 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,845
- +4.4% since 2020
See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Mesa County
The site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Mesa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Households in Mesa County spend about $60.9M a year on pets, or $926 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2M per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Mesa County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Mesa County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 3,872 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.2M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Mesa County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mesa County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Mesa County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #589 of 1,461 scored counties and #14 of 28 scored counties in Colorado.
How Mesa 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 | Mesa County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,872 | 3,406 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $926 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,658 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 311 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Mesa 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 Mesa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,845+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 65,830
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $73,658+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,145
- Median home value
- $378,600
- Jobs located here
- 65,394
- Daytime population
- 156,691Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Mesa County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of Mesa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet grooming and boarding across Colorado
Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Mesa 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 |
| 14Mesa County, CO | 56 | 31 | 4.7 | $2M | +4.4% | #589 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Mesa 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Mesa County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Mesa County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Mesa County, CO spend on pets?
About $60.9M a year, or $926 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 65,830 households in Mesa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mesa County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Mesa County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Mesa County would have about 24, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,872 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Mesa County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Mesa County at 162,845 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 65,830 households. Median household income in Mesa County is $73,658, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Mesa County scores 56 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #589 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Mesa County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Mesa County
Screening a site or an acquisition in Mesa County?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of Mesa County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.