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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Faulk County, SD

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Faulk County, SD, 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
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$665K
On pets · $771 a household
Spending per listing
$665K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
11.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
2,178
+2.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet grooming or boarding business in Faulk County. That is 11.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Faulk County comes to about $665K a year: $771 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $665K 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 Faulk County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Faulk County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Faulk County compares

The same measures for South 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 Faulk County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureFaulk CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.63.93.6
Spending per listing$665K$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,3015,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.8%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.4%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$771$835$909
Median household income$57,750$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored39

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
10 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 Faulk 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 Faulk County

Population, 2025 estimate
2,178+2.4% since 2020
Households
862
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
982 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$57,750
Average household income
$90,606
Median home value
$147,500
Jobs located here
539
Daytime population
1,895Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across South Dakota

Every South Dakota market ranked →

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

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Minnehaha County, SD71303.5$2.4M+7.6%#215 of 1,461
2Lincoln County, SD69103.6$2.8M+17.5%#255 of 1,461
3Pennington County, SD55194.1$2M+6.6%#607 of 1,461
4Brookings County, SD4664.3$1.9M+9.6%#819 of 1,461
5Brown County, SD3863.7$2.2M−1.7%#1,005 of 1,461
6Yankton County, SD3755.2$1.6M+1.5%#1,043 of 1,461
7Lawrence County, SD30108.3$965K+14.0%#1,199 of 1,461
8Meade County, SD2986.7$1.3M+2.7%#1,215 of 1,461
9Beadle County, SD2756.6$1.2M+2.4%#1,254 of 1,461
10Codington County, SD2697.2$1.1M+4.3%#1,271 of 1,461
Faulk County, SDNot scored111.6$665K+2.4%

Other business types in Faulk 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 Faulk County, SD?

Faulk County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings 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 Faulk County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Faulk County, SD spend on pets?

About $665K a year, or $771 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, it comes to $665K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 862 households in Faulk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Faulk County has 1 pet grooming or boarding business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate.

How fast is Faulk County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Faulk County at 2,178 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 862 households. The median household income in Faulk County is $57,750 a year, 28% 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 Faulk 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 Faulk County

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