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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wright County, MN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #467 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
31
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$56M
On pets · $1,036 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
29% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.7
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,559
+11.1% 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

Households in Wright County spend about $56M a year on pets, or $1,036 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. Spread across 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.8M per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Wright County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 5.7 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wright County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 3,858 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wright County.

Population estimates show Wright County grew 11.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Wright County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #467 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 35 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Wright 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 Wright County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureWright CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.73.63.6
Spending per listing$1.8M$2.6M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,8584,7105,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.1%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,036$951$909
Median household income$107,209$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score6157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 14
Employees, 2023
74
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
311 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wright 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 Wright County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,559+11.1% since 2020
Households
54,010
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
661 sq. mi.
People per square mile
224
Median household income
$107,209+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$126,718
Median home value
$358,900
Jobs located here
46,489
Daytime population
114,013Residents 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 Wright 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
11Wright County, MN61315.7$1.8M+11.1%#467 of 1,461

Other business types in Wright 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 Wright County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wright County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $56M a year, or $1,036 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M 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 54,010 households in Wright County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wright 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 $1.8M, 29% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Wright County would have about 22, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,858 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Wright County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Wright County at 157,559 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,010 households. Median household income in Wright County is $107,209, 33% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Wright County scores 61 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #467 of 1,461 scored counties.

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