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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Franklin County, WA
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Franklin County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #5 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 27 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.5M
- On pets · $1,019 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,612
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Franklin County is 89 (high), #5 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 27 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet grooming and boarding businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Franklin County. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 1.7 for every 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $1,019 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $30.5M a year on pets. That is about $6.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.4 times 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 Franklin County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 7,473 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Franklin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Franklin 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.
| Measure | Franklin County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $6.1M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,473 | 4,227 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,019 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,714 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $391K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,612+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 29,890
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,242 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $86,714+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,166
- Median home value
- $379,300
- Jobs located here
- 34,282
- Daytime population
- 90,548Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Washington for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Franklin County marked.
Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, WA | 89 | 5 | 1.7 | $6.1M | +5.6% | #5 of 1,461 |
| 2Mason County, WA | 85 | 8 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +7.8% | #22 of 1,461 |
| 3Yakima County, WA | 79 | 17 | 1.9 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #71 of 1,461 |
| 4Okanogan County, WA | 78 | 5 | 2.9 | $3M | +7.3% | #92 of 1,461 |
| 5King County, WA | 76 | 310 | 3.3 | $4M | +3.1% | #100 of 1,461 |
| 6Clark County, WA | 73 | 79 | 4.0 | $2.7M | +5.3% | #163 of 1,461 |
| 7Kitsap County, WA | 70 | 40 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #228 of 1,461 |
| 8Pierce County, WA | 70 | 130 | 3.7 | $3M | +2.5% | #233 of 1,461 |
| 9Snohomish County, WA | 69 | 129 | 4.1 | $3M | +4.9% | #251 of 1,461 |
| 10Lewis County, WA | 68 | 15 | 4.6 | $2M | +6.7% | #286 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Franklin 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 businesses90
- Veterinarians88
- Pet grooming and boarding89
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Franklin County, WA?
Franklin County has 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) 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 Franklin County, WA spend on pets?
About $30.5M a year, or $1,019 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $6.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,890 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Franklin County has 1.7 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $6.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Franklin County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,473 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Franklin County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 102,612 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,890 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $86,714 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.4% 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. Franklin County scores 89 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (high), #5 of 1,461 scored counties.
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