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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Murray County, MN

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On pets · $811 a household
Spending per listing
$2.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
7,942
−2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Murray County. That is 2.8 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Murray County comes to about $2.9M a year: $811 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Murray County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Murray County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Murray 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 Murray County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureMurray CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.83.63.6
Spending per listing$2.9M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,7105,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$811$951$909
Median household income$74,033$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Murray 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 Murray County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,942−2.9% since 2020
Households
3,609
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
705 sq. mi.
People per square mile
11
Median household income
$74,033
Average household income
$90,836
Median home value
$185,400
Jobs located here
3,012
Daytime population
7,010Residents 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 Murray 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
Murray County, MNNot scored12.8$2.9M−2.9%

Other business types in Murray County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Murray County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Murray County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.9M a year, or $811 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,609 households in Murray County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Murray County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is Murray County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Murray County at 7,942 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,609 households. The median household income in Murray County is $74,033 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Murray County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

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