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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County, VT
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County, VT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,138 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 10 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17M
- On pets · $658 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,652
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County is 32 (lower middle), #1,138 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 10 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $658 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $17M a year on pets. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each business on map listings, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
Washington County has 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,309 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Washington 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.
| Measure | Washington County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,309 | 3,963 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $658 | $654 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,449 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $329K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,652−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 25,855
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 687 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $83,449+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,553
- Median home value
- $315,000
- Jobs located here
- 30,099
- Daytime population
- 61,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Vermont
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, VT | 32 | 10 | 3.9 | $1.7M | −0.2% | #1,138 of 1,461 |
| 2Franklin County, VT | 26 | 9 | 4.5 | $1.4M | +2.3% | #1,265 of 1,461 |
| 3Windsor County, VT | 24 | 12 | 4.7 | $1.4M | −0.7% | #1,302 of 1,461 |
| 4Windham County, VT | 23 | 10 | 5.1 | $1.2M | −1.4% | #1,321 of 1,461 |
| 5Chittenden County, VT | 19 | 42 | 5.9 | $1.2M | +0.4% | #1,372 of 1,461 |
| 6Orleans County, VT | 16 | 6 | 5.0 | $1.2M | +0.7% | #1,406 of 1,461 |
| 7Lamoille County, VT | 13 | 9 | 7.5 | $845K | +1.4% | #1,429 of 1,461 |
| 8Bennington County, VT | 11 | 7 | 4.7 | $1.3M | −1.8% | #1,437 of 1,461 |
| 9Caledonia County, VT | 10 | 12 | 9.2 | $640K | +0.8% | #1,446 of 1,461 |
| 10Rutland County, VT | 9 | 16 | 6.3 | $933K | −1.4% | #1,448 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Washington 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 businesses16
- Veterinarians17
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores14
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Washington County, VT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Washington County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, VT spend on pets?
About $17M a year, or $658 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per business. That spending covers all pets, which pet grooming and boarding businesses share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,855 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Washington 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 $1.7M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,309 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 59,652 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,855 households. Median household income in Washington County is $83,449, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.9%, 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. Washington County scores 32 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,138 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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