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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Norman County, MN

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Norman 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
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.1M
On pets · $784 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
7.4
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
6,336
−1.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Norman County. That is 7.4 per 10,000 households.

At $784 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Norman County spend about $2.1M a year on pets. Spread across 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.1M 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 Norman County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Norman County declined 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Norman 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 Norman County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureNorman CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.43.63.6
Spending per listing$1.1M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,7105,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$784$951$909
Median household income$72,260$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
20 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 Norman 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 Norman County

Population, 2025 estimate
6,336−1.6% since 2020
Households
2,700
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
873 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$72,260
Average household income
$86,032
Median home value
$147,100
Jobs located here
1,738
Daytime population
5,141Residents 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 Norman 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
Norman County, MNNot scored27.4$1.1M−1.6%

Other business types in Norman 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 Norman County, MN?

There are 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Norman County 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 Norman County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $2.1M a year, or $784 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,700 households in Norman County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Norman County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Norman County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Norman County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Norman County at 6,336 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,700 households. The median household income in Norman County is $72,260 a year, 10% 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?

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