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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Morrison County, MN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Morrison County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,147 of 1,461 scored counties
#33 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.2M
On pets · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,620
+1.9% 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

Morrison County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,147 of 1,461 scored counties and #33 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Morrison County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.7 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Morrison County comes to about $11.2M a year: $799 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 45% 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 Morrison County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,521 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Morrison County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Morrison 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 Morrison County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMorrison CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.73.63.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,5214,7105,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$799$951$909
Median household income$69,446$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score3257

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$532K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
81 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 Morrison 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 Morrison County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,620+1.9% since 2020
Households
14,084
Median age
43.4
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,125 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$69,446+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,368
Median home value
$248,500
Jobs located here
10,632
Daytime population
29,184Residents 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 Morrison 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
33Morrison County, MN3285.7$1.4M+1.9%#1,147 of 1,461

Other business types in Morrison 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 Morrison County, MN?

Morrison County has 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) 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 Morrison County, MN spend on pets?

About $11.2M a year, or $799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,084 households in Morrison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Morrison County has 5.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Morrison County would have about 4, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,521 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Morrison County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Morrison County at 34,620 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,084 households. The median household income in Morrison County is $69,446 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. Morrison County scores 32 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,147 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Morrison County

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