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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Salt Lake County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Salt Lake County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #348 of 1,461 scored counties
#7 of 15 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 168
- 21 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- +66.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $471.8M
- On pets · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 168 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Salt Lake County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 3.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $1,107 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $471.8M a year on pets. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% 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.
Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Salt Lake County in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019. That is one for every 3,552 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Salt Lake County.
Population estimates show Salt Lake County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Salt Lake County is 65 (upper middle), #348 of 1,461 scored counties and #7 of 15 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Salt Lake County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,552 | 3,571 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +66.7% | +73.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,107 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 72 → 120+66.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 906
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $25.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16821 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 185The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with Salt Lake County marked.
Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weber County, UT | 76 | 36 | 3.8 | $2.7M | +5.8% | #109 of 1,461 |
| 2Utah County, UT | 74 | 88 | 4.3 | $2.6M | +14.5% | #136 of 1,461 |
| 3Box Elder County, UT | 74 | 8 | 4.1 | $2.4M | +12.7% | #139 of 1,461 |
| 4Cache County, UT | 70 | 15 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +8.5% | #234 of 1,461 |
| 5Iron County, UT | 70 | 8 | 4.0 | $2.2M | +16.4% | #242 of 1,461 |
| 6Washington County, UT | 69 | 24 | 3.4 | $2.9M | +17.4% | #253 of 1,461 |
| 7Salt Lake County, UT | 65 | 168 | 3.9 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #348 of 1,461 |
| 8Tooele County, UT | 62 | 18 | 7.5 | $1.5M | +19.2% | #433 of 1,461 |
| 9Davis County, UT | 61 | 58 | 5.0 | $2.4M | +4.8% | #451 of 1,461 |
| 10Sanpete County, UT | 57 | 5 | 5.6 | $1.6M | +10.3% | #571 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Salt Lake 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Salt Lake County, UT?
Salt Lake County has 168 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 66.7% from 2019.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on pets?
About $471.8M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 168 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 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Salt Lake County has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 185, against 168 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,552 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 66.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 65 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #348 of 1,461 scored counties.
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