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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gem County, ID
How Gem 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
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.6M
- On pets · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,773
- +13.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Gem County spend about $6.6M a year on pets, or $865 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Gem County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.2, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Gem County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 1,911 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gem County grew 13.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Gem County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Gem 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 | Gem County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,911 | 3,793 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $865 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,605 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $110K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Gem 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 Gem County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,773+13.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 560 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $64,605+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,642
- Median home value
- $428,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,657
- Daytime population
- 16,682Residents 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 |
| Gem County, ID | Not scored | 4 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +13.0% |
Other business types in Gem 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Gem County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Gem County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Gem County, ID spend on pets?
About $6.6M a year, or $865 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 7,643 households in Gem County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gem County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Gem County has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 35% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Gem County would have about 3, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,911 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Gem County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gem County at 21,773 people in 2025, up 13.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Gem County is $64,605, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.0%, 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. Gem County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Gem 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.
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