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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Alpena County, MI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Alpena County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 13 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,427 of 1,461 scored counties
#55 of 57 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.1M
- On pets · $696 a household
- Spending per listing
- $906K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.7
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,853
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Alpena County is 13 (low), #1,427 of 1,461 scored counties and #55 of 57 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Alpena County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.7, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Alpena County spend about $9.1M a year on pets, or $696 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $906K per business, 64% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Alpena County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,255 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Alpena County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Alpena County compares
The same measures for Michigan 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 | Alpena County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $906K | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,255 | 5,995 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +33.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $696 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $53,950 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 13 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $99K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Alpena 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 Alpena County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,853−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 13,019
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $53,950+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,418
- Median home value
- $153,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,363
- Daytime population
- 29,194Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clinton County, MI | 73 | 10 | 3.2 | $3M | +1.6% | #158 of 1,461 |
| 2Wayne County, MI | 67 | 140 | 2.0 | $3.9M | −1.1% | #292 of 1,461 |
| 3Kent County, MI | 67 | 89 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +2.5% | #303 of 1,461 |
| 4Oakland County, MI | 66 | 197 | 3.7 | $2.8M | +1.2% | #321 of 1,461 |
| 5Monroe County, MI | 66 | 22 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #324 of 1,461 |
| 6Macomb County, MI | 64 | 125 | 3.5 | $2.5M | +0.7% | #379 of 1,461 |
| 7Ottawa County, MI | 64 | 49 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #387 of 1,461 |
| 8Washtenaw County, MI | 59 | 59 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −0.4% | #511 of 1,461 |
| 9Livingston County, MI | 58 | 30 | 3.9 | $2.7M | +1.7% | #525 of 1,461 |
| 10Newaygo County, MI | 57 | 7 | 3.6 | $2.1M | +3.1% | #561 of 1,461 |
| 55Alpena County, MI | 13 | 10 | 7.7 | $906K | −0.1% | #1,427 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Alpena 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 businesses21
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding13
- Pet stores12
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Alpena County, MI?
Alpena County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Alpena County, MI spend on pets?
About $9.1M a year, or $696 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $906K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,019 households in Alpena County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alpena County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Alpena County has 7.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $906K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Alpena County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,255 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Alpena County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Alpena County at 28,853 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,019 households. The median household income in Alpena County is $53,950 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Alpena County scores 13 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,427 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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