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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Johnson County, KS
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Johnson County, KS, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #229 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 20 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 87
- 18 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 67
- +26.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $270.9M
- On pets · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.5
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 636,906
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Johnson County comes to about $270.9M a year: $1,086 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Johnson County has 87 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.5 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 67 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 26.4% from 2019. That is one for every 3,724 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $9.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Johnson County.
Population estimates show Johnson County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Johnson County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #229 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 20 scored counties in Kansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Johnson 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.
| Measure | Johnson County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,724 | 5,312 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.4% | +32.3% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,086 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $109,208 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 67+26.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 838
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $20.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 106The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $9.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Johnson 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 Johnson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 636,906+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 249,531
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 474 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,310
- Median household income
- $109,208+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $146,207
- Median home value
- $391,200
- Jobs located here
- 379,207
- Daytime population
- 678,980Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Kansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Kansas for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Kansas, with Johnson County marked.
Top counties in Kansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Johnson County, KS | 70 | 87 | 3.5 | $3.1M | +4.2% | #229 of 1,461 |
| 2Douglas County, KS | 70 | 14 | 2.8 | $3M | +1.8% | #232 of 1,461 |
| 3Miami County, KS | 69 | 6 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +5.9% | #266 of 1,461 |
| 4Wyandotte County, KS | 62 | 10 | 1.6 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #415 of 1,461 |
| 5Leavenworth County, KS | 61 | 10 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +3.2% | #443 of 1,461 |
| 6Shawnee County, KS | 60 | 24 | 3.2 | $2.5M | 0.0% | #478 of 1,461 |
| 7Butler County, KS | 58 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.5M | +3.1% | #540 of 1,461 |
| 8Riley County, KS | 55 | 9 | 3.2 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #601 of 1,461 |
| 9Sedgwick County, KS | 52 | 79 | 3.8 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #679 of 1,461 |
| 10McPherson County, KS | 46 | 5 | 4.1 | $2M | −0.4% | #815 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Johnson 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Johnson County, KS?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 87 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Johnson County. 18 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 67 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 26.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Johnson County, KS spend on pets?
About $270.9M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 249,531 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Johnson County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Johnson County has 3.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Johnson County would have about 106, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,724 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Johnson County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Johnson County at 636,906 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,531 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $109,208, 35% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Johnson County scores 70 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #229 of 1,461 scored counties.
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