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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Port Angeles, WA area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Port Angeles, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #243 of 387 scored small-town markets
#8 of 8 scored small-town markets based 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

At $907 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Port Angeles area spend about $31.8M a year on pets. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 43% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

The Port Angeles area has 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in the Port Angeles area 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 the Port Angeles area.

Population estimates show the Port Angeles area grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Port Angeles area is 44 (lower middle), #243 of 387 scored small-town markets and #8 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Washington.

How the Port Angeles area 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 Port Angeles, WA area compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasurePort Angeles areaWashingtonU.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 score4467

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
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 the Port Angeles area, 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 the Port Angeles area

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 small-town markets in Washington for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Port Angeles area marked.

Top small-town markets in Washington

Small-town markets in Washington ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Shelton, WA9183.1$3.2M+7.8%#2 of 387
2Centralia, WA77154.6$2M+6.7%#28 of 387
3Aberdeen, WA71123.9$2.2M+3.0%#46 of 387
4Moses Lake, WA70154.2$2.1M+6.3%#51 of 387
5Pullman, WA6563.2$2.7M+1.5%#83 of 387
6Oak Harbor, WA58164.4$2.3M−1.5%#135 of 387
7Ellensburg, WA48136.5$1.5M+4.2%#214 of 387
8Port Angeles, WA44226.3$1.4M+1.1%#243 of 387

Other business types in the Port Angeles area

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

Questions

How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Port Angeles, WA area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Port Angeles area. 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 the Port Angeles, WA area 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. 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 35,046 households in the Port Angeles area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Port Angeles, WA area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?

The Port Angeles area 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 U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Port Angeles area 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 the Port Angeles, WA area growing?

Population estimates put the Port Angeles area at 78,202 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,046 households. Median household income in the Port Angeles area is $70,370, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Port Angeles area scores 44 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #243 of 387 scored small-town markets.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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