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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clallam County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clallam County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,046 of 1,461 scored counties
#27 of 27 scored counties in Washington

Listings
22
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$31.8M
On pets · $907 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
43% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
6.3
75% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,202
+1.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Clallam County. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 6.3 per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $907 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Clallam County spend about $31.8M a year on pets. That works out to $1.4M per business, 43% 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clallam County in 2023. That is one for every 3,505 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clallam County.

Population estimates show Clallam County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clallam County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #1,046 of 1,461 scored counties and #27 of 27 scored counties in Washington.

How Clallam County compares

The same measures for Washington 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 Clallam County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureClallam CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households6.33.83.6
Spending per listing$1.4M$3M$2.5M
Households per official establishment3,5054,2275,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.1%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$907$1,131$909
Median household income$70,370$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score3767

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
220 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$100K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Clallam 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 Clallam County

Population, 2025 estimate
78,202+1.1% since 2020
Households
35,046
Median age
51.5
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,739 sq. mi.
People per square mile
45
Median household income
$70,370+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,407
Median home value
$421,800
Jobs located here
23,717
Daytime population
69,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Franklin County, WA8951.7$6.1M+5.6%#5 of 1,461
2Mason County, WA8583.1$3.2M+7.8%#22 of 1,461
3Yakima County, WA79171.9$4.6M+1.0%#71 of 1,461
4Okanogan County, WA7852.9$3M+7.3%#92 of 1,461
5King County, WA763103.3$4M+3.1%#100 of 1,461
6Clark County, WA73794.0$2.7M+5.3%#163 of 1,461
7Kitsap County, WA70403.7$3.1M+2.7%#228 of 1,461
8Pierce County, WA701303.7$3M+2.5%#233 of 1,461
9Snohomish County, WA691294.1$3M+4.9%#251 of 1,461
10Lewis County, WA68154.6$2M+6.7%#286 of 1,461
27Clallam County, WA37226.3$1.4M+1.1%#1,046 of 1,461

Other business types in Clallam 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 Clallam County, WA?

There are 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Clallam County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Clallam County, WA spend on pets?

About $31.8M a year, or $907 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,046 households in Clallam County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clallam County has 6.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 75% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.4M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Clallam County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,505 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Clallam County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Clallam County at 78,202 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,046 households. The median household income in Clallam County is $70,370 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.8% 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. Clallam County scores 37 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #1,046 of 1,461 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Clallam County

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