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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nelson County, ND
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nelson 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
- $1.1M
- On pets · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $537K
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 2,963
- −1.0% since 2020
See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Nelson County
The site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Nelson County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
At $802 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Nelson County spend about $1.1M a year on pets. That works out to $537K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Nelson County as of September 2026. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Nelson County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Nelson County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, 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 Nelson 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.
| Measure | Nelson County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $537K | $2.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,663 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +29.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.0% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $802 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,193 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
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
- 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 Nelson 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 Nelson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,963−1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 1,338
- Median age
- 48.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 982 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $67,193
- Average household income
- $100,705
- Median home value
- $139,700
- Jobs located here
- 968
- Daytime population
- 2,899Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Nelson County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every North Dakota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Nelson County marked.
Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Williams County, ND | 58 | 7 | 4.6 | $2M | +1.4% | #534 of 1,461 |
| 2Cass County, ND | 56 | 34 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +9.1% | #583 of 1,461 |
| 3Grand Forks County, ND | 53 | 11 | 3.5 | $2.3M | +1.9% | #647 of 1,461 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 53 | 18 | 4.4 | $2.1M | +4.7% | #654 of 1,461 |
| 5Stark County, ND | 30 | 9 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +0.5% | #1,193 of 1,461 |
| 6Ward County, ND | 29 | 18 | 6.3 | $1.4M | −2.4% | #1,205 of 1,461 |
| Nelson County, ND | Not scored | 2 | 14.9 | $537K | −1.0% |
Other business types in Nelson County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- 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 Nelson County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Nelson County. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Nelson County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Nelson County, ND spend on pets?
About $1.1M a year, or $802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $537K 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 1,338 households in Nelson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nelson County, ND compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Nelson County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.
How fast is Nelson County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Nelson County at 2,963 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,338 households. Median household income in Nelson County is $67,193, 17% 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Nelson County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Nelson County
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