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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Chisago County, MN
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Chisago County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #425 of 1,461 scored counties
#10 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On pets · $985 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,142
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Chisago County spend about $21M a year on pets, or $985 per household, 8% above 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. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Chisago County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Chisago County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 4,273 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Chisago County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Chisago County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #425 of 1,461 scored counties and #10 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Chisago County compares
The same measures for Minnesota 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 | Chisago County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,273 | 4,710 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $985 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $99,400 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $514K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Chisago 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 Chisago County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,142+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 21,364
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $99,400+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,368
- Median home value
- $351,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,785
- Daytime population
- 41,049Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dakota County, MN | 75 | 58 | 3.3 | $3.1M | +3.9% | #120 of 1,461 |
| 2Stearns County, MN | 75 | 19 | 3.1 | $2.7M | +3.6% | #124 of 1,461 |
| 3Ramsey County, MN | 73 | 48 | 2.2 | $4.2M | −1.8% | #147 of 1,461 |
| 4Hennepin County, MN | 71 | 154 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +0.2% | #200 of 1,461 |
| 5Carver County, MN | 70 | 16 | 3.9 | $3M | +6.6% | #231 of 1,461 |
| 6Washington County, MN | 69 | 44 | 4.2 | $2.7M | +6.9% | #256 of 1,461 |
| 7Sherburne County, MN | 64 | 15 | 4.2 | $2.4M | +6.8% | #382 of 1,461 |
| 8Anoka County, MN | 63 | 55 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +4.7% | #403 of 1,461 |
| 9Blue Earth County, MN | 63 | 11 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +2.1% | #411 of 1,461 |
| 10Chisago County, MN | 62 | 10 | 4.7 | $2.1M | +4.3% | #425 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Chisago 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Chisago County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Chisago County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Chisago County, MN spend on pets?
About $21M a year, or $985 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 21,364 households in Chisago County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chisago County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Chisago County has 4.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% 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 U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Chisago County would have about 8, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,273 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Chisago County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Chisago County at 59,142 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,364 households. Median household income in Chisago County is $99,400, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Chisago County scores 62 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #425 of 1,461 scored counties.
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