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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sedgwick County, KS
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sedgwick County, KS, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #679 of 1,461 scored counties
#9 of 20 scored counties in Kansas
- Listings
- 79
- 7 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +29.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $167.6M
- On pets · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 538,433
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sedgwick County. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Sedgwick County comes to about $167.6M a year: $811 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 17% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sedgwick County was 48 in 2023, up 29.7% from 2019. That is one for every 4,308 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sedgwick County.
Population estimates show Sedgwick County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sedgwick County is 52 (upper middle), #679 of 1,461 scored counties and #9 of 20 scored counties in Kansas.
How Sedgwick 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 | Sedgwick County | Kansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,308 | 5,312 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.7% | +32.3% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $811 | $851 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,365 | $74,275 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 48+29.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 338
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 797 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 538,433+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 206,768
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 530
- Median household income
- $69,365+22.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,235
- Median home value
- $203,300
- Jobs located here
- 261,004
- Daytime population
- 549,658Residents 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 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Sedgwick County, KS?
There are 79 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Sedgwick County as of September 2026. 7 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 29.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Sedgwick County, KS spend on pets?
About $167.6M a year, or $811 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 206,768 households in Sedgwick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sedgwick County, KS compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Sedgwick County has 3.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Sedgwick County would have about 66, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,308 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Sedgwick County, KS growing?
Population estimates put Sedgwick County at 538,433 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 206,768 households. The median household income in Sedgwick County is $69,365 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.7% 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. Sedgwick County scores 52 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #679 of 1,461 scored counties.
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