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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wabasha County, MN

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wabasha 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
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On pets · $885 a household
Spending per listing
$2.7M
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,537
+0.7% 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

At $885 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Wabasha County spend about $8.1M a year on pets. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Wabasha County as of September 2026. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Wabasha County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,052 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wabasha County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Wabasha County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Wabasha 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 Wabasha County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWabasha CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.33.63.6
Spending per listing$2.7M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,0524,7105,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$885$951$909
Median household income$82,007$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$178K
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
3The 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 Wabasha 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 Wabasha County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,537+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,156
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
523 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$82,007+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,189
Median home value
$264,400
Jobs located here
6,667
Daytime population
17,295Residents 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 Wabasha 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
Wabasha County, MNNot scored33.3$2.7M+0.7%

Other business types in Wabasha 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 Wabasha County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wabasha County. 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 Wabasha County, MN spend on pets?

About $8.1M a year, or $885 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.7M 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 9,156 households in Wabasha County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wabasha County has 3.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.7M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,052 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Wabasha County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wabasha County at 21,537 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,156 households. Median household income in Wabasha County is $82,007, 2% above 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. Wabasha County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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