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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dallas County, IA
How Dallas County, IA 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 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #116 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 28 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.9M
- On pets · $1,057 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 47% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.8
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,457
- +17.8% since 2020
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What this means
For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Dallas County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #116 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 28 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dallas County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.8 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Dallas County spend about $44.9M a year on pets, or $1,057 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 47% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dallas County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 3,267 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dallas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dallas County grew 17.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dallas 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 | Dallas County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,267 | 4,460 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.8% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,057 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $102,379 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dallas 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 Dallas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,457+17.8% since 2020
- Households
- 42,471
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $102,379+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,324
- Median home value
- $355,600
- Jobs located here
- 53,926
- Daytime population
- 106,998Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Dallas County marked.
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 Dallas 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians85
- Pet grooming and boarding75
- Pet stores94
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Dallas County, IA?
Dallas County has 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (25%) 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 Dallas County, IA spend on pets?
About $44.9M a year, or $1,057 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,471 households in Dallas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dallas County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Dallas County has 2.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.7M, 47% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Dallas County would have about 18, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,267 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Dallas County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Dallas County at 118,457 people in 2025, up 17.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,471 households. The median household income in Dallas County is $102,379 a year, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Dallas County scores 75 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #116 of 1,461 scored counties.
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