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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wasatch County, UT
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wasatch County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #722 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 15 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.3M
- On pets · $1,266 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 36% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,514
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wasatch County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.8, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Household spending on pets in Wasatch County comes to about $16.3M a year: $1,266 per household, 39% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per business, 36% below 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 7 businesses with payroll in Wasatch County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 1,840 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $268K have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wasatch County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wasatch County grew 9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Wasatch County is 51 (upper middle), #722 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 15 scored counties in Utah.
How Wasatch 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 | Wasatch County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $2.5M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,840 | 3,571 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +73.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,266 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $117,608 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 60 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- 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
- 6The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $268K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Wasatch 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 Wasatch County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,514+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 12,880
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,177 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $117,608+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $167,205
- Median home value
- $787,300
- Jobs located here
- 11,903
- Daytime population
- 27,619Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Wasatch County, UT | 51 | 10 | 7.8 | $1.6M | +9.9% | #722 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Wasatch 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Wasatch County, UT?
There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Wasatch County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Wasatch County, UT spend on pets?
About $16.3M a year, or $1,266 per household. That is 39% above the U.S. average (an index of 139, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,880 households in Wasatch County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wasatch County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Wasatch County has 7.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Wasatch County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,840 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Wasatch County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Wasatch County at 38,514 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,880 households. The median household income in Wasatch County is $117,608 a year, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Wasatch County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #722 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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