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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montezuma County, CO

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #590 of 1,461 scored counties
#15 of 28 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On pets · $857 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
24% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,678
+3.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Montezuma County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Montezuma County comes to about $9.7M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% below 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Montezuma County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Montezuma County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Montezuma County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #590 of 1,461 scored counties and #15 of 28 scored counties in Colorado.

How Montezuma 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Montezuma County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureMontezuma CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.23.6
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a3,4065,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$857$1,110$909
Median household income$65,244$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score5658

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
4The 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,678+3.0% since 2020
Households
11,269
Median age
46.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,029 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$65,244+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,506
Median home value
$331,400
Jobs located here
9,333
Daytime population
25,163Residents 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 counties in Colorado for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Montezuma County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, CO85542.9$3.8M+6.6%#19 of 1,461
2Denver County, CO761043.1$3.6M+3.2%#103 of 1,461
3Pueblo County, CO73182.6$3.3M+0.6%#155 of 1,461
4Douglas County, CO69705.0$2.9M+10.9%#252 of 1,461
5Garfield County, CO6662.6$4.1M+2.7%#314 of 1,461
6Weld County, CO66524.2$2.6M+14.2%#322 of 1,461
7Arapahoe County, CO65963.7$3.1M+2.8%#344 of 1,461
8Broomfield County, CO65165.0$2.6M+6.3%#352 of 1,461
9Larimer County, CO64734.7$2.3M+4.8%#384 of 1,461
10Elbert County, CO6266.0$2.2M+16.5%#424 of 1,461
15Montezuma County, CO5654.4$1.9M+3.0%#590 of 1,461

Other business types in Montezuma 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 Montezuma County, CO?

Montezuma County has 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Montezuma County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Montezuma County, CO spend on pets?

About $9.7M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,269 households in Montezuma County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montezuma County has 4.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 24% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Montezuma County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Montezuma County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Montezuma County at 26,678 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,269 households. The median household income in Montezuma County is $65,244 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.9% 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. Montezuma County scores 56 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #590 of 1,461 scored counties.

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