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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County, IA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County, IA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #701 of 1,461 scored counties
#10 of 28 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On pets · $794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,002
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.1, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Clinton County comes to about $15.5M a year: $794 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.6M per business, in line with 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 Clinton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clinton County is 51 (upper middle), #701 of 1,461 scored counties and #10 of 28 scored counties in Iowa.
How Clinton County compares
The same measures for Iowa 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 | Clinton County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,460 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $794 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,981 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 35 |
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
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,002−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,506
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 695 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $66,981+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,373
- Median home value
- $160,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,215
- Daytime population
- 42,953Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Clinton County?
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Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 75 | 12 | 2.8 | $3.7M | +17.8% | #116 of 1,461 |
| 2Johnson County, IA | 73 | 16 | 2.5 | $3.5M | +4.6% | #152 of 1,461 |
| 3Story County, IA | 71 | 9 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +2.7% | #199 of 1,461 |
| 4Warren County, IA | 70 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +9.0% | #226 of 1,461 |
| 5Scott County, IA | 61 | 29 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +0.4% | #456 of 1,461 |
| 6Pottawattamie County, IA | 61 | 14 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −0.7% | #458 of 1,461 |
| 7Woodbury County, IA | 57 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.7M | +0.7% | #544 of 1,461 |
| 8Polk County, IA | 57 | 85 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +4.8% | #555 of 1,461 |
| 9Black Hawk County, IA | 57 | 20 | 3.7 | $2.1M | +0.4% | #558 of 1,461 |
| 10Clinton County, IA | 51 | 6 | 3.1 | $2.6M | −0.9% | #701 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians32
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Clinton County, IA?
Clinton County has 6 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 Clinton County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Clinton County, IA spend on pets?
About $15.5M a year, or $794 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,506 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Clinton County has 3.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.6M, in line with the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.
How fast is Clinton County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 46,002 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,506 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $66,981 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Clinton County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #701 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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