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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Worthington, MN area

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Worthington, MN area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.1M
On pets · $794 a household
Spending per listing
$6.1M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
22,338
+0.6% 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 1 pet grooming or boarding business in the Worthington area. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

At $794 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Worthington area spend about $6.1M a year on pets. That works out to $6.1M 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 the Worthington area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Worthington area grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, the Worthington area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Worthington area 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 Worthington, MN area compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWorthington areaMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.33.63.6
Spending per listing$6.1M$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+0.6%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$794$951$909
Median household income$66,101$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
2The 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 the Worthington area, 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 the Worthington area

Population, 2025 estimate
22,338+0.6% since 2020
Households
7,674
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
715 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$66,101+19.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,038
Median home value
$197,200
Jobs located here
10,543
Daytime population
21,293Residents 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 small-town markets in Minnesota for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with the Worthington area marked.

Top small-town markets in Minnesota

Small-town markets in Minnesota ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Alexandria, MN7574.0$2.1M+2.6%#33 of 387
2Winona, MN6873.5$2.3M+1.8%#58 of 387
3Red Wing, MN66105.1$1.7M+1.3%#79 of 387
4Grand Rapids, MN6573.8$2.1M+0.9%#85 of 387
5Brainerd, MN64194.5$1.8M+4.3%#91 of 387
6Faribault-Northfield, MN62104.3$2.1M+4.2%#99 of 387
7Fergus Falls, MN6093.6$2.3M+1.6%#116 of 387
8Hutchinson, MN5763.9$2.2M−0.3%#141 of 387
9Bemidji, MN5684.4$1.8M+1.8%#150 of 387
10New Ulm, MN4554.5$1.7M−1.5%#235 of 387
Worthington, MNNot scored11.3$6.1M+0.6%

Other business types in the Worthington area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Worthington, MN area?

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in the Worthington area 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 the Worthington area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Worthington, MN area spend on pets?

About $6.1M a year, or $794 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,674 households in the Worthington area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Worthington area has 1 pet grooming or boarding business 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, the Worthington area would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is the Worthington, MN area growing?

Population estimates put the Worthington area at 22,338 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,674 households. The median household income in the Worthington area is $66,101 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.5% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Worthington area has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

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 the Worthington area

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