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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hettinger County, ND

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$883K
On pets · $782 a household
Spending per listing
$883K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
8.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,492
+0.4% 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

Household spending on pets in Hettinger County comes to about $883K a year: $782 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $883K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There is 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings in Hettinger County as of September 2026. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Hettinger County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Hettinger County grew 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Hettinger 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 Hettinger County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureHettinger CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.83.73.6
Spending per listing$883K$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6635,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$782$858$909
Median household income$73,026$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
0The 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 Hettinger 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 Hettinger County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,492+0.4% since 2020
Households
1,130
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,132 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$73,026
Average household income
$94,487
Median home value
$117,300
Jobs located here
617
Daytime population
2,054Residents 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 Hettinger 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
Hettinger County, NDNot scored18.8$883K+0.4%

Other business types in Hettinger County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Hettinger County, ND?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Hettinger County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Hettinger County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $883K a year, or $782 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $883K 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 1,130 households in Hettinger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hettinger County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Hettinger County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Hettinger County at 2,492 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,130 households. Median household income in Hettinger County is $73,026, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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