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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Goodhue County, MN
How Goodhue County, MN compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #619 of 1,461 scored counties
#17 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.2M
- On pets · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,195
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Goodhue County spend about $17.2M a year on pets, or $873 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Goodhue County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.1 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Goodhue County in 2023. That is one for every 6,576 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Goodhue County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Goodhue County is 55 (upper middle), #619 of 1,461 scored counties and #17 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Goodhue 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 | Goodhue County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.6M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,576 | 4,710 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $873 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,171 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $292K
- 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
- 7The 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 Goodhue 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 Goodhue County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,195+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 19,727
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 63
- Median household income
- $84,171+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,161
- Median home value
- $285,100
- Jobs located here
- 19,843
- Daytime population
- 42,664Residents 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 |
| 17Goodhue County, MN | 55 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.7M | +1.3% | #619 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Goodhue 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians30
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Goodhue County, MN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Goodhue County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Goodhue County, MN spend on pets?
About $17.2M a year, or $873 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 19,727 households in Goodhue County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Goodhue County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Goodhue County has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.7M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Goodhue County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,576 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Goodhue County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Goodhue County at 48,195 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,727 households. Median household income in Goodhue County is $84,171, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Goodhue County scores 55 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #619 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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