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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County, ND

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County, ND, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #583 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota

Listings
34
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
26
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$72.3M
On pets · $862 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.1
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,794
+9.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 34 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Cass County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.1, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Cass County comes to about $72.3M a year: $862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per business, 16% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cass County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 3,229 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $160K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Cass County.

Population estimates show Cass County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Cass County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #583 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 6 scored counties in North Dakota.

How Cass County compares

The same measures for North Dakota 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 Cass County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCass CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.13.73.6
Spending per listing$2.1M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,2294,6635,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$862$858$909
Median household income$75,555$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market score5644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 26
Employees, 2023
203
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
342 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$160K

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
201,794+9.1% since 2020
Households
83,945
Median age
34.3
Homes lived in by their owners
52%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,765 sq. mi.
People per square mile
110
Median household income
$75,555+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,789
Median home value
$298,000
Jobs located here
131,603
Daytime population
221,162Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across North Dakota

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

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Williams County, ND5874.6$2M+1.4%#534 of 1,461
2Cass County, ND56344.1$2.1M+9.1%#583 of 1,461
3Grand Forks County, ND53113.5$2.3M+1.9%#647 of 1,461
4Burleigh County, ND53184.4$2.1M+4.7%#654 of 1,461
5Stark County, ND3096.6$1.3M+0.5%#1,193 of 1,461
6Ward County, ND29186.3$1.4M−2.4%#1,205 of 1,461

Other business types in Cass 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 Cass County, ND?

Cass County has 34 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Cass County, ND spend on pets?

About $72.3M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 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 83,945 households in Cass County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cass County has 4.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 16% 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 28, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,229 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Cass County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Cass County at 201,794 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,945 households. The median household income in Cass County is $75,555 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.2% 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 56 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #583 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 Cass County

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