Pets · Metro area · Washington
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Walla Walla, WA metro area
How the Walla Walla, WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #174 of 386 scored metro areas
#8 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21.9M
- On pets · $936 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,361
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $936 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in the Walla Walla metro area spend about $21.9M a year on pets. That works out to $2.4M per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in the Walla Walla metro area as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in the Walla Walla metro area, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in the Walla Walla metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Walla Walla metro area scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #174 of 386 scored metro areas and #8 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Walla Walla metro 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.
| Measure | Walla Walla metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,227 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $936 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,202 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 67 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 the Walla Walla metro 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 Walla Walla metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,361−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,447
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,236
- Median home value
- $408,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,913
- Daytime population
- 66,232Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Walla Walla metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yakima, WA | 78 | 17 | 1.9 | $4.6M | +1.0% | #16 of 386 |
| 2Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 70 | 569 | 3.5 | $3.5M | +3.3% | #50 of 386 |
| 3Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 66 | 17 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +5.0% | #73 of 386 |
| 4Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 64 | 40 | 3.7 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #87 of 386 |
| 5Kennewick-Richland, WA | 59 | 50 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +6.5% | #130 of 386 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 58 | 394 | 3.9 | $2.9M | +1.0% | #135 of 386 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 57 | 11 | 4.1 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #144 of 386 |
| 6Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 53 | 21 | 4.0 | $2.6M | +2.4% | #172 of 386 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 53 | 38 | 4.0 | $2.5M | +3.9% | #173 of 386 |
| 8Walla Walla, WA | 53 | 9 | 3.8 | $2.4M | −0.4% | #174 of 386 |
Other business types in the Walla Walla metro area
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 businesses76
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Walla Walla, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Walla Walla metro area. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in the Walla Walla metro area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Walla Walla, WA metro area spend on pets?
About $21.9M a year, or $936 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 23,447 households in the Walla Walla metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Walla Walla, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Walla Walla metro area has 3.8 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending.
How fast is the Walla Walla, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Walla Walla metro area at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in the Walla Walla metro area is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. The Walla Walla metro area scores 53 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #174 of 386 scored metro areas.
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