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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #310 of 1,461 scored counties
#3 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.4M
- On pets · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,657
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $958 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Cass County spend about $10.4M a year on pets. That is about $2.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. 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 Cass County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Population estimates show Cass County grew 3.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County is 67 (upper middle), #310 of 1,461 scored counties and #3 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cass County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Cass County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 5,391 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $958 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $91,836 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 55 |
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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Cass 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 Cass County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,657+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,832
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $91,836+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,521
- Median home value
- $254,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,967
- Daytime population
- 19,197Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sarpy County, NE | 74 | 27 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +9.0% | #133 of 1,461 |
| 2Douglas County, NE | 73 | 77 | 3.2 | $2.8M | +3.6% | #161 of 1,461 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 67 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +3.9% | #310 of 1,461 |
| 4Hall County, NE | 59 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.4M | +1.4% | #513 of 1,461 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 58 | 47 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +3.4% | #529 of 1,461 |
| 6Buffalo County, NE | 55 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.1M | +1.9% | #605 of 1,461 |
| 7Dodge County, NE | 54 | 6 | 4.0 | $2M | +2.6% | #635 of 1,461 |
| 8Adams County, NE | 39 | 6 | 4.6 | $1.7M | −0.3% | #987 of 1,461 |
| 9Otoe County, NE | 36 | 6 | 9.4 | $915K | +3.9% | #1,073 of 1,461 |
| 10Scotts Bluff County, NE | 21 | 8 | 5.3 | $1.4M | −1.3% | #1,347 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Cass 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 businesses80
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Cass County, NE?
Cass County has 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Cass County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Cass County, NE spend on pets?
About $10.4M a year, or $958 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,832 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cass County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Cass County has 4.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Cass County would have about 4, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Cass County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Cass County at 27,657 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,832 households. The median household income in Cass County is $91,836 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. 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. Cass County scores 67 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #310 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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