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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Harrison County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Harrison County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On pets · $843 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 36% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,623
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Harrison County. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.9, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Harrison County comes to about $5.1M a year: $843 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per business, 33% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Harrison County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Harrison County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Harrison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Harrison 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 | Harrison County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | +0.4% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $843 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,535 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 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
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Harrison 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 Harrison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,623+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,089
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $79,535+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,184
- Median home value
- $176,000
- Jobs located here
- 3,669
- Daytime population
- 11,431Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| Harrison County, IA | Not scored | 3 | 4.9 | $1.7M | +0.4% |
Other business types in Harrison 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 businesses41
- Veterinarians
- 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 Harrison County, IA?
Harrison County has 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Harrison County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Harrison County, IA spend on pets?
About $5.1M a year, or $843 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 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 6,089 households in Harrison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harrison County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Harrison County has 4.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Harrison County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Harrison County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Harrison County at 14,623 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,089 households. The median household income in Harrison County is $79,535 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Harrison County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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