Pets · Small-town market · Colorado
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Rifle, CO area
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Rifle, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #73 of 387 scored small-town markets
#2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.2M
- On pets · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.2M
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,099
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Rifle area spend about $35.2M a year on pets, or $1,081 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.2M per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Rifle area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Rifle area was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 2,509 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $954K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Rifle area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Rifle area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Rifle area is 66 (upper middle), #73 of 387 scored small-town markets and #2 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Rifle 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.
| Measure | Rifle area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.2M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,509 | 3,406 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,081 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,635 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $954K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Rifle 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 Rifle area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,099+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,619
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $95,635
- Average household income
- $136,246
- Median home value
- $595,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,438
- Daytime population
- 79,095Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cañon City, CO | 69 | 8 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +2.4% | #55 of 387 |
| 2Rifle, CO | 66 | 11 | 3.4 | $3.2M | +1.2% | #73 of 387 |
| 3Breckenridge, CO | 65 | 6 | 3.9 | $3.1M | +1.1% | #82 of 387 |
| 4Durango, CO | 61 | 11 | 4.5 | $2.3M | +2.2% | #109 of 387 |
| 5Steamboat Springs, CO | 58 | 8 | 4.8 | $2.3M | +0.9% | #136 of 387 |
| 6Fort Morgan, CO | 54 | 7 | 6.3 | $1.3M | +4.2% | #166 of 387 |
| 7Montrose, CO | 49 | 10 | 5.5 | $1.6M | +4.1% | #205 of 387 |
| 8Edwards, CO | 44 | 14 | 6.3 | $1.9M | −2.4% | #239 of 387 |
Other business types in the Rifle area
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 businesses60
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores83
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Rifle, CO area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Rifle area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in the Rifle, CO area spend on pets?
About $35.2M a year, or $1,081 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.2M 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 32,619 households in the Rifle area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Rifle, CO area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Rifle area has 3.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.2M, 26% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Rifle area would have about 14, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,509 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Rifle, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Rifle area at 80,099 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,619 households. Median household income in the Rifle area is $95,635, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Rifle area scores 66 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #73 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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