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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Hutchinson, KS area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Hutchinson, KS area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 27 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #345 of 387 scored small-town markets
#8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Kansas

Listings
13
1 chain location (8%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.6M
On pets · $726 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.1
42% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,539
−0.6% 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

The Hutchinson area scores 27 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #345 of 387 scored small-town markets and #8 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Kansas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $726 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Hutchinson area spend about $18.6M a year on pets. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Hutchinson area as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Hutchinson area in 2023. That is one for every 3,656 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Hutchinson area declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Hutchinson area 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 Hutchinson, KS area compared with Kansas and the U.S.
MeasureHutchinson areaKansasU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.13.53.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.5M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,6565,3125,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.3%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$726$851$909
Median household income$60,645$74,275$80,734
Groundwork market score2750

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7
Employees, 2023
34
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
131 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 the Hutchinson area, 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 the Hutchinson area

Population, 2025 estimate
61,539−0.6% since 2020
Households
25,592
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$60,645+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,239
Median home value
$132,500
Jobs located here
26,872
Daytime population
60,463Residents 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 small-town markets in Kansas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with the Hutchinson area marked.

Top small-town markets in Kansas

Small-town markets in Kansas ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1McPherson, KS6054.1$2M−0.4%#119 of 387
2Ottawa, KS5454.8$1.7M+1.1%#164 of 387
3Dodge City, KS4365.1$1.6M−0.6%#251 of 387
4Pittsburg, KS4163.8$1.8M+0.1%#259 of 387
5Salina, KS41124.8$1.6M−1.4%#260 of 387
6Garden City, KS4175.3$1.6M−2.1%#261 of 387
7Emporia, KS3764.1$1.7M+0.4%#292 of 387
8Hutchinson, KS27135.1$1.4M−0.6%#345 of 387
9Arkansas City-Winfield, KS2675.2$1.4M−0.4%#350 of 387
10Great Bend, KS1665.8$1.2M−2.5%#372 of 387

Other business types in the Hutchinson area

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Hutchinson, KS area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Hutchinson area. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in the Hutchinson, KS area spend on pets?

About $18.6M a year, or $726 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M 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 25,592 households in the Hutchinson area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Hutchinson area has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 44% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Hutchinson area would have about 7, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,656 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is the Hutchinson, KS area growing?

Population estimates put the Hutchinson area at 61,539 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,592 households. Median household income in the Hutchinson area is $60,645, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Hutchinson area scores 27 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #345 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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