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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Española, NM area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Española, NM area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.8M
On pets · $817 a household
Spending per listing
$6.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
39,832
−1.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Española area. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

At $817 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Española area spend about $12.8M a year on pets. Spread across 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $6.4M per business. 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 the Española area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the Española area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, the Española area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Española area compares

The same measures for New Mexico 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 Española, NM area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureEspañola areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.93.6
Spending per listing$6.4M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a6,1575,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.9%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$817$874$909
Median household income$57,155$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored65

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
20 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 the Española area, 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 the Española area

Population, 2025 estimate
39,832−1.0% since 2020
Households
15,647
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
5,861 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$57,155+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,460
Median home value
$243,700
Jobs located here
8,255
Daytime population
39,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Mexico for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Española area marked.

Top small-town markets in New Mexico

Small-town markets in New Mexico ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hobbs, NM8152.0$4.5M+0.2%#11 of 387
2Alamogordo, NM7493.7$2.2M+3.7%#37 of 387
3Roswell, NM5962.5$3.1M−2.7%#126 of 387
4Clovis, NM5293.5$2.2M−3.3%#179 of 387
5Taos, NM5163.9$2.2M+0.3%#186 of 387
Española, NMNot scored21.3$6.4M−1.0%

Other business types in the Española area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Española, NM area?

There are 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Española area as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in the Española area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Española, NM area spend on pets?

About $12.8M a year, or $817 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,647 households in the Española area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Española, NM area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The Española area has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Española area would have about 5, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the Española, NM area growing?

Population estimates put the Española area at 39,832 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,647 households. The median household income in the Española area is $57,155 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.1% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Española area has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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