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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Faribault County, MN

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Faribault County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.7M
On pets · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
36% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,888
−0.1% 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

Households in Faribault County spend about $4.7M a year on pets, or $776 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.6M per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Faribault County has 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.9 per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Faribault County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Faribault County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Faribault County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Faribault 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Faribault County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureFaribault CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.93.63.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,7105,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$776$951$909
Median household income$66,815$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Faribault 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 Faribault County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,888−0.1% since 2020
Households
6,079
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
713 sq. mi.
People per square mile
20
Median household income
$66,815+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,181
Median home value
$135,300
Jobs located here
4,396
Daytime population
13,083Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Minnesota

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The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Faribault County marked.

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dakota County, MN75583.3$3.1M+3.9%#120 of 1,461
2Stearns County, MN75193.1$2.7M+3.6%#124 of 1,461
3Ramsey County, MN73482.2$4.2M−1.8%#147 of 1,461
4Hennepin County, MN711542.9$3.6M+0.2%#200 of 1,461
5Carver County, MN70163.9$3M+6.6%#231 of 1,461
6Washington County, MN69444.2$2.7M+6.9%#256 of 1,461
7Sherburne County, MN64154.2$2.4M+6.8%#382 of 1,461
8Anoka County, MN63554.0$2.5M+4.7%#403 of 1,461
9Blue Earth County, MN63114.0$2.1M+2.1%#411 of 1,461
10Chisago County, MN62104.7$2.1M+4.3%#425 of 1,461
Faribault County, MNNot scored34.9$1.6M−0.1%

Other business types in Faribault County

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Faribault County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Faribault County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Faribault County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Faribault County, MN spend on pets?

About $4.7M a year, or $776 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 6,079 households in Faribault County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Faribault County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

Faribault County has 4.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 36% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Faribault County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Faribault County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Faribault County at 13,888 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,079 households. Median household income in Faribault County is $66,815, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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. Faribault County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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