Pets · County · Idaho
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ada County, ID
How Ada County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #564 of 1,461 scored counties
#5 of 11 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 115
- 13 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +38.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $217.6M
- On pets · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.7
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 546,141
- +9.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ada County spend about $217.6M a year on pets, or $1,074 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.9M per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Ada County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ada County in 2023, up 38.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,935 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ada County.
Population estimates show Ada County grew 9.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ada County is 57 (upper middle), #564 of 1,461 scored counties and #5 of 11 scored counties in Idaho.
How Ada County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Ada County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.7 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,935 | 3,793 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.0% | +45.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,074 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $91,502 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 69+38.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 484
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ada 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 Ada County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 546,141+9.6% since 2020
- Households
- 202,543
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,052 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 493
- Median household income
- $91,502+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,631
- Median home value
- $512,300
- Jobs located here
- 294,737
- Daytime population
- 566,160Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Bonner County, ID | 75 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +14.8% | #125 of 1,461 |
| 2Bonneville County, ID | 68 | 18 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +8.9% | #280 of 1,461 |
| 3Canyon County, ID | 60 | 44 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +18.1% | #497 of 1,461 |
| 4Bannock County, ID | 58 | 20 | 6.0 | $1.5M | +4.9% | #541 of 1,461 |
| 5Ada County, ID | 57 | 115 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +9.6% | #564 of 1,461 |
| 6Kootenai County, ID | 57 | 40 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +11.0% | #569 of 1,461 |
| 7Madison County, ID | 52 | 6 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +4.2% | #687 of 1,461 |
| 8Teton County, ID | 52 | 6 | 12.8 | $894K | +12.9% | #696 of 1,461 |
| 9Twin Falls County, ID | 49 | 20 | 5.8 | $1.5M | +7.9% | #771 of 1,461 |
| 10Payette County, ID | 45 | 7 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +8.8% | #853 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Ada 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Ada County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 115 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ada County. 13 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 38.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Ada County, ID spend on pets?
About $217.6M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 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 202,543 households in Ada County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ada County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Ada County has 5.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.9M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Ada County would have about 86, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,935 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Ada County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Ada County at 546,141 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,543 households. Median household income in Ada County is $91,502, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Ada County scores 57 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #564 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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