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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lincoln County, SD
How Lincoln County, SD compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #255 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $27.7M
- On pets · $995 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 77,145
- +17.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lincoln County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Lincoln County spend about $27.7M a year on pets, or $995 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.8M per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Lincoln County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 3,098 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lincoln County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lincoln County grew 17.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Lincoln County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #255 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in South Dakota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lincoln 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.
| Measure | Lincoln County | South Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,098 | 4,301 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.8% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $995 | $835 | $909 |
| Median household income | $99,166 | $75,081 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 113
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 77,145+17.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,879
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 577 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $99,166+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,275
- Median home value
- $348,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,510
- Daytime population
- 60,089Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Lincoln County marked.
Top counties in South Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minnehaha County, SD | 71 | 30 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +7.6% | #215 of 1,461 |
| 2Lincoln County, SD | 69 | 10 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +17.5% | #255 of 1,461 |
| 3Pennington County, SD | 55 | 19 | 4.1 | $2M | +6.6% | #607 of 1,461 |
| 4Brookings County, SD | 46 | 6 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +9.6% | #819 of 1,461 |
| 5Brown County, SD | 38 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.2M | −1.7% | #1,005 of 1,461 |
| 6Yankton County, SD | 37 | 5 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +1.5% | #1,043 of 1,461 |
| 7Lawrence County, SD | 30 | 10 | 8.3 | $965K | +14.0% | #1,199 of 1,461 |
| 8Meade County, SD | 29 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +2.7% | #1,215 of 1,461 |
| 9Beadle County, SD | 27 | 5 | 6.6 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #1,254 of 1,461 |
| 10Codington County, SD | 26 | 9 | 7.2 | $1.1M | +4.3% | #1,271 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Lincoln 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 businesses74
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores62
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lincoln County, SD?
There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Lincoln County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Lincoln County, SD spend on pets?
About $27.7M a year, or $995 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,879 households in Lincoln County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lincoln County, SD compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Lincoln County has 3.6 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lincoln County would have about 11, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,098 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Lincoln County, SD growing?
Population estimates put Lincoln County at 77,145 people in 2025, up 17.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,879 households. The median household income in Lincoln County is $99,166 a year, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Lincoln County scores 69 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #255 of 1,461 scored counties.
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