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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dodge County, NE
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dodge County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #635 of 1,461 scored counties
#7 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On pets · $800 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,057
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Dodge County spend about $12.1M a year on pets, or $800 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Dodge County has 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.0 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Dodge County in 2023. That is one for every 5,056 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dodge County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dodge County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #635 of 1,461 scored counties and #7 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Dodge 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 | Dodge County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.4M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,056 | 5,391 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +31.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $800 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,329 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $286K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Dodge 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 Dodge County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,057+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,168
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 529 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $74,329+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,611
- Median home value
- $208,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,569
- Daytime population
- 35,728Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Dodge County marked.
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 Dodge 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Dodge County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Dodge County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Dodge County, NE spend on pets?
About $12.1M a year, or $800 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 15,168 households in Dodge County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dodge County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Dodge County has 4.0 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Dodge County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,056 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Dodge County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Dodge County at 38,057 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,168 households. Median household income in Dodge County is $74,329, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Dodge County scores 54 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #635 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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