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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in McLean County, ND

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.8M
On pets · $876 a household
Spending per listing
$1.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
9,740
−0.2% 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 McLean County. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in McLean County comes to about $3.8M a year: $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each business on map listings. 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 McLean County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in McLean County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How McLean 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 McLean County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureMcLean CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.63.73.6
Spending per listing$1.9M$2.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,6635,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+29.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$876$858$909
Median household income$83,583$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
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 McLean 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 McLean County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,740−0.2% since 2020
Households
4,377
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
2,110 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$83,583
Average household income
$102,353
Median home value
$227,100
Jobs located here
3,265
Daytime population
9,132Residents 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 McLean 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
McLean County, NDNot scored24.6$1.9M−0.2%

Other business types in McLean 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 McLean County, ND?

There are 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in McLean County 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 McLean County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $3.8M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,377 households in McLean County and national spending patterns by income.

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

McLean County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.

How fast is McLean County, ND growing?

Population estimates put McLean County at 9,740 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,377 households. The median household income in McLean County is $83,583 a year, 4% above 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 McLean County

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