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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Atchison County, KS

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Atchison County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On pets · $727 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.7
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
16,172
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Atchison County. That is 1.7 per 10,000 households.

At $727 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Atchison County spend about $4.2M a year on pets. That is about $4.2M of household spending for each business on map listings. 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 Atchison County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Atchison County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, Atchison County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Atchison County compares

The same measures for Kansas 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Atchison County, KS compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureAtchison CountyKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.73.53.6
Spending per listing$4.2M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,3125,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.3%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$727$851$909
Median household income$61,112$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored50

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
10 chain locations
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 Atchison 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 Atchison County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,172−0.9% since 2020
Households
5,735
Median age
37.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
431 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$61,112+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,946
Median home value
$145,700
Jobs located here
5,726
Daytime population
14,569Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Kansas

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The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Atchison County marked.

Top counties in Kansas

Counties in Kansas ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Johnson County, KS70873.5$3.1M+4.2%#229 of 1,461
2Douglas County, KS70142.8$3M+1.8%#232 of 1,461
3Miami County, KS6964.4$2.1M+5.9%#266 of 1,461
4Wyandotte County, KS62101.6$4.6M+1.0%#415 of 1,461
5Leavenworth County, KS61103.3$2.8M+3.2%#443 of 1,461
6Shawnee County, KS60243.2$2.5M0.0%#478 of 1,461
7Butler County, KS58155.9$1.5M+3.1%#540 of 1,461
8Riley County, KS5593.2$2.4M+0.8%#601 of 1,461
9Sedgwick County, KS52793.8$2.1M+2.6%#679 of 1,461
10McPherson County, KS4654.1$2M−0.4%#815 of 1,461
Atchison County, KSNot scored11.7$4.2M−0.9%

Other business types in Atchison County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Atchison County, KS?

Atchison County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business 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 Atchison County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Atchison County, KS spend on pets?

About $4.2M a year, or $727 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $4.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,735 households in Atchison County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Atchison County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Atchison County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Atchison County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Atchison County, KS growing?

Population estimates put Atchison County at 16,172 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,735 households. The median household income in Atchison County is $61,112 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.2% 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. Atchison County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Atchison County

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