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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Spokane County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Spokane County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #587 of 1,461 scored counties
#20 of 27 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 104
- 10 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +58.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $210.7M
- On pets · $965 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.8
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 558,344
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 104 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Spokane County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.8, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Spokane County spend about $210.7M a year on pets, or $965 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 104 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2M per business, 20% 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 57 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Spokane County in 2023, up 58.3% from 2019. That is one for every 3,831 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Spokane County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Spokane County grew 3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Spokane County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #587 of 1,461 scored counties and #20 of 27 scored counties in Washington.
How Spokane 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 | Spokane County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,831 | 4,227 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +58.3% | +13.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $965 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,582 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 57+58.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 336
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 83The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Spokane 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 Spokane County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 558,344+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 218,395
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,764 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 311
- Median household income
- $78,582+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,315
- Median home value
- $410,700
- Jobs located here
- 243,284
- Daytime population
- 557,028Residents 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 Spokane 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 |
| 20Spokane County, WA | 56 | 104 | 4.8 | $2M | +3.2% | #587 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Spokane 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Spokane County, WA?
There are 104 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Spokane County as of September 2026. 10 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 58.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Spokane County, WA spend on pets?
About $210.7M a year, or $965 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 218,395 households in Spokane County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spokane County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Spokane County has 4.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Spokane County would have about 83, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,831 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 58.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Spokane County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Spokane County at 558,344 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 218,395 households. The median household income in Spokane County is $78,582 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Spokane County scores 56 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #587 of 1,461 scored counties.
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