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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Warren County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Warren County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #226 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 28 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 6
- 1 chain location (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.6M
- On pets · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 29% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,331
- +9.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Warren County spend about $19.6M a year on pets, or $950 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each business on map listings, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Warren County as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.9 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Warren County in 2023. That is one for every 3,447 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Warren County grew 9.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Warren County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #226 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 28 scored counties in Iowa. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Warren 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 | Warren County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,447 | 4,460 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +39.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.0% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $950 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $94,588 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $409K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 61 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Warren 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 Warren County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,331+9.0% since 2020
- Households
- 20,679
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 96
- Median household income
- $94,588+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,331
- Median home value
- $269,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,335
- Daytime population
- 39,313Residents 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 Warren 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 Warren 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Warren County, IA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Warren County. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Warren County, IA spend on pets?
About $19.6M a year, or $950 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 20,679 households in Warren County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Warren County, IA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Warren County has 2.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.3M, 29% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Warren County would have about 8, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,447 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Warren County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Warren County at 57,331 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,679 households. Median household income in Warren County is $94,588, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. Warren County scores 70 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #226 of 1,461 scored counties.
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