Pets · County · Oregon
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clackamas County, OR
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clackamas County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #652 of 1,461 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 85
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 54
- +10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $190M
- On pets · $1,159 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 426,280
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,159 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Clackamas County spend about $190M a year on pets. That works out to $2.2M per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 85 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Clackamas County as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 54 businesses with payroll in Clackamas County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 3,034 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $656K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clackamas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clackamas County grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Clackamas County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #652 of 1,461 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in Oregon.
How Clackamas County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Clackamas County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,034 | 4,350 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.2% | +13.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,159 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $103,517 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 54+10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 387
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 853 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $656K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clackamas 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 Clackamas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 426,280+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 163,845
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,871 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 227
- Median household income
- $103,517+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,183
- Median home value
- $611,000
- Jobs located here
- 181,774
- Daytime population
- 404,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Clackamas County marked.
Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benton County, OR | 86 | 10 | 2.6 | $3.8M | +4.4% | #17 of 1,461 |
| 2Umatilla County, OR | 72 | 7 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +1.5% | #176 of 1,461 |
| 3Marion County, OR | 67 | 49 | 3.9 | $2.5M | +2.7% | #304 of 1,461 |
| 4Polk County, OR | 66 | 12 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +2.3% | #320 of 1,461 |
| 5Washington County, OR | 65 | 102 | 4.3 | $2.7M | +1.8% | #350 of 1,461 |
| 6Multnomah County, OR | 64 | 100 | 2.9 | $3.8M | −2.6% | #370 of 1,461 |
| 7Columbia County, OR | 61 | 9 | 4.3 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #452 of 1,461 |
| 8Yamhill County, OR | 61 | 18 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +2.2% | #455 of 1,461 |
| 9Linn County, OR | 61 | 25 | 4.9 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #466 of 1,461 |
| 10Lane County, OR | 59 | 51 | 3.2 | $2.8M | −0.7% | #504 of 1,461 |
| 14Clackamas County, OR | 53 | 85 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +0.9% | #652 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Clackamas County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses52
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Clackamas County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 85 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clackamas County. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 54 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Clackamas County, OR spend on pets?
About $190M a year, or $1,159 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 85 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M 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 163,845 households in Clackamas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clackamas County, OR compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Clackamas County has 5.2 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 12% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clackamas County would have about 75, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,034 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Clackamas County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Clackamas County at 426,280 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,845 households. Median household income in Clackamas County is $103,517, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.6%, 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. Clackamas County scores 53 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #652 of 1,461 scored counties.
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