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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Woodward, OK area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Woodward, OK area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 17 out of 100: Low

Ranked #371 of 387 scored small-town markets
#14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma

Listings
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.3M
On pets · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$904K
64% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
2.4 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,827
−2.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Woodward area is 17 (low), #371 of 387 scored small-town markets and #14 of 14 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $799 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Woodward area spend about $6.3M a year on pets. That works out to $904K per business, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Woodward area as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 8.8 per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Woodward area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,642 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Woodward area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How the Woodward area 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 Woodward, OK area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureWoodward areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.84.23.6
Spending per listing$904K$2M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,6425,8745,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.8%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$799$832$909
Median household income$61,417$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score1747

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
16
Annual payroll, 2023
$209K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 the Woodward area, 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 the Woodward area

Population, 2025 estimate
19,827−2.8% since 2020
Households
7,925
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,243 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$61,417
Average household income
$81,705
Median home value
$169,000
Jobs located here
8,020
Daytime population
19,265Residents 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 small-town markets in Oklahoma for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Woodward area marked.

Top small-town markets in Oklahoma

Small-town markets in Oklahoma ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Duncan, OK6874.0$2M+3.4%#61 of 387
2Weatherford, OK6153.3$2.4M−0.7%#108 of 387
3Bartlesville, OK53125.7$1.4M+2.7%#176 of 387
4Stillwater, OK52154.6$1.6M+2.8%#181 of 387
5Durant, OK50105.4$1.4M+10.9%#196 of 387
6Shawnee, OK50197.1$1.1M+3.5%#198 of 387
7Ardmore, OK48105.3$1.5M+1.8%#213 of 387
8McAlester, OK4473.9$1.9M−1.1%#238 of 387
9Ponca City, OK4284.8$1.6M−0.3%#256 of 387
10Muskogee, OK40114.3$1.7M+0.7%#264 of 387
14Woodward, OK1778.8$904K−2.8%#371 of 387

Other business types in the Woodward area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Woodward, OK area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Woodward area. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in the Woodward, OK area spend on pets?

About $6.3M a year, or $799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $904K 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 7,925 households in the Woodward area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Woodward area has 8.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $904K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Woodward area would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,642 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is the Woodward, OK area growing?

Population estimates put the Woodward area at 19,827 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,925 households. Median household income in the Woodward area is $61,417, 24% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Woodward area scores 17 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #371 of 387 scored small-town markets.

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