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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Windham County, VT
How Windham County, VT 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 23 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,321 of 1,461 scored counties
#4 of 10 scored counties in Vermont
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On pets · $613 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,204
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Windham County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,321 of 1,461 scored counties and #4 of 10 scored counties in Vermont. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Windham County spend about $12.1M a year on pets, or $613 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Windham County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Windham County in 2023. That is one for every 4,946 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Windham County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Windham 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 | Windham County | Vermont | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,946 | 3,963 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.0% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $613 | $654 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,217 | $81,203 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 23 | 11 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 15
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $230K
- 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
- 5The 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 Windham 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 Windham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,204−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 19,784
- Median age
- 46.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $72,217+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,781
- Median home value
- $279,600
- Jobs located here
- 21,744
- Daytime population
- 48,005Residents 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 Windham 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 businesses17
- Veterinarians20
- Pet grooming and boarding23
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Windham County, VT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Windham County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. 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 Windham County, VT spend on pets?
About $12.1M a year, or $613 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 19,784 households in Windham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Windham County, VT compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Windham County has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.2M, 52% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Windham County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,946 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Windham County, VT growing?
Population estimates put Windham County at 45,204 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,784 households. Median household income in Windham County is $72,217, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.9%, 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. Windham County scores 23 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (low), #1,321 of 1,461 scored counties.
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