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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ravalli County, MT
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ravalli County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,114 of 1,461 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 17
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.7M
- On pets · $895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $982K
- 61% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,582
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
Ravalli County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,114 of 1,461 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $895 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Ravalli County spend about $16.7M a year on pets. Spread across 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $982K per business, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Ravalli County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.1, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ravalli County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,073 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $142K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ravalli County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ravalli County grew 9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ravalli 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 | Ravalli County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $982K | $1.9M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,073 | 3,761 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.2% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $895 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,283 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 33
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $696K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $142K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Ravalli 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 Ravalli County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,582+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 18,661
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 2,391 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $71,283+34.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,389
- Median home value
- $476,600
- Jobs located here
- 14,115
- Daytime population
- 42,116Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in Ravalli County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses35
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Ravalli County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Ravalli County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Ravalli County, MT spend on pets?
About $16.7M a year, or $895 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $982K 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 18,661 households in Ravalli County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ravalli County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Ravalli County has 9.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $982K, 61% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Ravalli County would have about 7, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,073 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Ravalli County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Ravalli County at 48,582 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,661 households. Median household income in Ravalli County is $71,283, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.4%, 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. Ravalli County scores 34 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,114 of 1,461 scored counties.
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