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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sarpy County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sarpy County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #133 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
27
4 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
17
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$75.4M
On pets · $1,017 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,303
+9.0% 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

For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Sarpy County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #133 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 11 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sarpy County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $1,017 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Sarpy County spend about $75.4M a year on pets. That works out to $2.8M per business, 10% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Sarpy County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,359 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Sarpy County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Sarpy 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.

Pet grooming and boarding in Sarpy County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureSarpy CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.63.53.6
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.4M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,3595,3915,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+31.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,017$858$909
Median household income$103,321$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score7455

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 17
Employees, 2023
141
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
274 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Sarpy 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 Sarpy County

Population, 2025 estimate
208,303+9.0% since 2020
Households
74,097
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
238 sq. mi.
People per square mile
829
Median household income
$103,321+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$124,709
Median home value
$314,100
Jobs located here
78,732
Daytime population
175,418Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Sarpy County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sarpy County, NE74273.6$2.8M+9.0%#133 of 1,461
2Douglas County, NE73773.2$2.8M+3.6%#161 of 1,461
3Cass County, NE6754.6$2.1M+3.9%#310 of 1,461
4Hall County, NE5983.3$2.4M+1.4%#513 of 1,461
5Lancaster County, NE58473.5$2.4M+3.4%#529 of 1,461
6Buffalo County, NE5584.0$2.1M+1.9%#605 of 1,461
7Dodge County, NE5464.0$2M+2.6%#635 of 1,461
8Adams County, NE3964.6$1.7M−0.3%#987 of 1,461
9Otoe County, NE3669.4$915K+3.9%#1,073 of 1,461
10Scotts Bluff County, NE2185.3$1.4M−1.3%#1,347 of 1,461

Other business types in Sarpy 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 Sarpy County, NE?

There are 27 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Sarpy County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Sarpy County, NE spend on pets?

About $75.4M a year, or $1,017 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,097 households in Sarpy County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sarpy County has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Sarpy County would have about 30, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,359 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Sarpy County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Sarpy County at 208,303 people in 2025, up 9.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,097 households. The median household income in Sarpy County is $103,321 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sarpy County scores 74 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #133 of 1,461 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Sarpy County

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