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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kootenai County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kootenai County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #569 of 1,461 scored counties
#6 of 11 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 40
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.8M
- On pets · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.6
- 56% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 191,864
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Kootenai County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.6 per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $967 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Kootenai County spend about $68.8M a year on pets. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% 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.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kootenai County in 2023. That is one for every 3,746 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $630K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kootenai County.
Population estimates show Kootenai County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kootenai County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #569 of 1,461 scored counties and #6 of 11 scored counties in Idaho.
How Kootenai 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 | Kootenai County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.6 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,746 | 3,793 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $967 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,861 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 401 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $630K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Kootenai 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 Kootenai County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 191,864+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 71,172
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,238 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 147
- Median household income
- $81,861+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,508
- Median home value
- $518,700
- Jobs located here
- 71,721
- Daytime population
- 176,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Idaho market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Idaho for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Idaho, with Kootenai County marked.
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 Kootenai 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 businesses58
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores64
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Kootenai County, ID?
There are 40 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Kootenai County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Kootenai County, ID spend on pets?
About $68.8M a year, or $967 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 71,172 households in Kootenai County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kootenai County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Kootenai County has 5.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 56% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Kootenai County would have about 27, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,746 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Kootenai County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Kootenai County at 191,864 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,172 households. The median household income in Kootenai County is $81,861 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.0% 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. Kootenai County scores 57 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #569 of 1,461 scored counties.
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