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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Los Alamos County, NM
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Los Alamos County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On pets · $1,417 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,407
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Los Alamos County spend about $11.7M a year on pets, or $1,417 per household, 56% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each business on map listings, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Los Alamos County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Los Alamos County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,649 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Los Alamos County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Los Alamos County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Los Alamos County 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.
| Measure | Los Alamos County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,649 | 6,157 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.9% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,417 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $147,139 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 65 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $308K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 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 Los Alamos 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 Los Alamos County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,4070.0% since 2020
- Households
- 8,247
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 109 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 178
- Median household income
- $147,139+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,885
- Median home value
- $495,800
- Jobs located here
- 20,699
- Daytime population
- 29,150Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 77 | 19 | 3.3 | $3M | +6.9% | #96 of 1,461 |
| 2Lea County, NM | 72 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +0.2% | #173 of 1,461 |
| 3Valencia County, NM | 72 | 10 | 3.6 | $2.2M | +7.2% | #188 of 1,461 |
| 4Bernalillo County, NM | 67 | 95 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −1.4% | #299 of 1,461 |
| 5Doña Ana County, NM | 59 | 26 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +4.1% | #507 of 1,461 |
| 6Otero County, NM | 58 | 9 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +3.7% | #531 of 1,461 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 57 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.8M | −0.9% | #543 of 1,461 |
| 8Santa Fe County, NM | 53 | 31 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +1.2% | #648 of 1,461 |
| 9Chaves County, NM | 51 | 6 | 2.5 | $3.1M | −2.7% | #698 of 1,461 |
| 10Taos County, NM | 40 | 6 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +0.3% | #956 of 1,461 |
| Los Alamos County, NM | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $3.9M | 0.0% |
Other business types in Los Alamos 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Los Alamos County, NM?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Los Alamos County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Los Alamos County, NM spend on pets?
About $11.7M a year, or $1,417 per household. That is 56% above the U.S. average (an index of 156, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 8,247 households in Los Alamos County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Los Alamos County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Los Alamos 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 $3.9M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Los Alamos County would have about 5, against 3 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,649 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Los Alamos County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Los Alamos County at 19,407 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,247 households. Median household income in Los Alamos County is $147,139, 82% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. Los Alamos County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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