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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lamoille County, VT

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lamoille County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 13 out of 100: Low

Ranked #1,429 of 1,461 scored counties
#7 of 10 scored counties in Vermont

Listings
9
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On pets · $638 a household
Spending per listing
$845K
67% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.5
2.1 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,294
+1.4% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lamoille County is 13 (low), #1,429 of 1,461 scored counties and #7 of 10 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lamoille County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 7.5 per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Lamoille County comes to about $7.6M a year: $638 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $845K of household spending for each business on map listings, 67% 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Lamoille County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,981 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lamoille County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Lamoille County compares

The same measures for Vermont 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 Lamoille County, VT compared with Vermont and the U.S.
MeasureLamoille CountyVermontU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.55.13.6
Spending per listing$845K$1.3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment2,9813,9635,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.0%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$638$654$909
Median household income$74,908$81,203$80,734
Groundwork market score1311

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 4
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$210K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
90 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Lamoille 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 Lamoille County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,294+1.4% since 2020
Households
11,923
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
461 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$74,908+17.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,109
Median home value
$304,700
Jobs located here
13,066
Daytime population
26,674Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Vermont

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

Top counties in Vermont

Counties in Vermont ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, VT32103.9$1.7M−0.2%#1,138 of 1,461
2Franklin County, VT2694.5$1.4M+2.3%#1,265 of 1,461
3Windsor County, VT24124.7$1.4M−0.7%#1,302 of 1,461
4Windham County, VT23105.1$1.2M−1.4%#1,321 of 1,461
5Chittenden County, VT19425.9$1.2M+0.4%#1,372 of 1,461
6Orleans County, VT1665.0$1.2M+0.7%#1,406 of 1,461
7Lamoille County, VT1397.5$845K+1.4%#1,429 of 1,461
8Bennington County, VT1174.7$1.3M−1.8%#1,437 of 1,461
9Caledonia County, VT10129.2$640K+0.8%#1,446 of 1,461
10Rutland County, VT9166.3$933K−1.4%#1,448 of 1,461

Other business types in Lamoille County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Lamoille County, VT?

Lamoille County has 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Lamoille County, VT spend on pets?

About $7.6M a year, or $638 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $845K per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,923 households in Lamoille County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lamoille County has 7.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $845K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lamoille County would have about 3, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,981 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Lamoille County, VT growing?

Population estimates put Lamoille County at 26,294 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,923 households. The median household income in Lamoille County is $74,908 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.0% 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. Lamoille County scores 13 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,429 of 1,461 scored counties.

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