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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hughes County, OK

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Hughes County, OK, 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 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On pets · $679 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
5.0
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
13,455
+0.8% 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 Hughes County. That is 5.0 per 10,000 households.

Households in Hughes County spend about $2.7M a year on pets, or $679 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business. 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 Hughes County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hughes County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Hughes County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Hughes County compares

The same measures for Oklahoma 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 Hughes County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureHughes CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.04.23.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a5,8745,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$679$832$909
Median household income$51,581$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
1The 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,455+0.8% since 2020
Households
4,034
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
805 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$51,581+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,816
Median home value
$102,000
Jobs located here
2,956
Daytime population
11,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Rogers County, OK8992.5$3.8M+7.1%#8 of 1,461
2Wagoner County, OK81113.5$2.6M+14.6%#56 of 1,461
3Canadian County, OK76264.5$2.2M+20.4%#111 of 1,461
4Creek County, OK7582.8$2.8M+4.4%#123 of 1,461
5Osage County, OK6752.9$2.9M+2.2%#297 of 1,461
6Tulsa County, OK661003.7$2.4M+4.2%#330 of 1,461
7Logan County, OK61105.6$1.7M+11.5%#468 of 1,461
8Garfield County, OK5972.9$2.8M−1.5%#505 of 1,461
9Lincoln County, OK5853.8$2.1M+5.3%#532 of 1,461
10Grady County, OK57104.8$1.8M+7.7%#566 of 1,461
Hughes County, OKNot scored25.0$1.4M+0.8%

Other business types in Hughes 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 Hughes County, OK?

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

How much do households in Hughes County, OK spend on pets?

About $2.7M a year, or $679 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,034 households in Hughes County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hughes County has 2 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Hughes County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Hughes County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Hughes County at 13,455 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,034 households. The median household income in Hughes County is $51,581 a year, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% 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. Hughes County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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 Hughes County

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