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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Deer Lodge County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Deer Lodge County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
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
- $3.5M
- On pets · $781 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 9,709
- +3.0% since 2020
See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Deer Lodge County
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What this means
At $781 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Deer Lodge County spend about $3.5M a year on pets. That works out to $3.5M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Deer Lodge County as of September 2026. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Deer Lodge County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Deer Lodge County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Deer Lodge County compares
The same measures for Montana 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.
| Measure | Deer Lodge County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 3,761 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $781 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,527 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,709+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 4,473
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 737 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $57,527
- Average household income
- $72,037
- Median home value
- $231,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,306
- Daytime population
- 8,528Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Deer Lodge County?
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Missoula County, MT | 69 | 19 | 3.6 | $2.6M | +4.4% | #258 of 1,461 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 66 | 19 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +5.8% | #341 of 1,461 |
| 3Gallatin County, MT | 55 | 29 | 5.7 | $1.9M | +7.7% | #611 of 1,461 |
| 4Flathead County, MT | 55 | 24 | 5.4 | $1.7M | +10.1% | #617 of 1,461 |
| 5Silver Bow County, MT | 52 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.1M | +2.6% | #682 of 1,461 |
| 6Yellowstone County, MT | 48 | 40 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +4.5% | #791 of 1,461 |
| 7Cascade County, MT | 41 | 17 | 4.8 | $1.8M | +0.7% | #931 of 1,461 |
| 8Ravalli County, MT | 34 | 17 | 9.1 | $982K | +9.4% | #1,114 of 1,461 |
| 9Lincoln County, MT | 31 | 5 | 5.5 | $1.3M | +13.1% | #1,169 of 1,461 |
| Deer Lodge County, MT | Not scored | 1 | 2.2 | $3.5M | +3.0% |
Other business types in Deer Lodge County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Deer Lodge County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Deer Lodge County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Deer Lodge County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Deer Lodge County, MT spend on pets?
About $3.5M a year, or $781 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 4,473 households in Deer Lodge County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Deer Lodge County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Deer Lodge County at 9,709 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,473 households. Median household income in Deer Lodge County is $57,527, 29% 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 Deer Lodge 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.
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