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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Calumet County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #349 of 1,461 scored counties
#1 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$19.6M
On pets · $917 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
53,982
+2.9% 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 $917 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Calumet County spend about $19.6M a year on pets. That works out to $2.8M per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Calumet County has 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Calumet County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,274 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calumet County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Calumet County has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #349 of 1,461 scored counties and #1 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Calumet County compares

The same measures for Wisconsin 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 Calumet County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureCalumet CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.23.6
Spending per listing$2.8M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,2744,5415,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$917$861$909
Median household income$88,810$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score6531

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 5
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
70 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 Calumet 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 Calumet County

Population, 2025 estimate
53,982+2.9% since 2020
Households
21,372
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
318 sq. mi.
People per square mile
166
Median household income
$88,810+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$107,837
Median home value
$274,200
Jobs located here
17,565
Daytime population
42,761Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet grooming and boarding across Wisconsin

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

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for pet grooming and boarding businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Calumet County, WI6573.3$2.8M+2.9%#349 of 1,461
2Milwaukee County, WI62982.5$3.1M−1.5%#418 of 1,461
3Dane County, WI62963.8$2.5M+4.9%#422 of 1,461
4Racine County, WI60334.1$2.1M+0.4%#491 of 1,461
5Pierce County, WI6085.0$1.9M+3.1%#496 of 1,461
6Sheboygan County, WI59163.2$2.6M0.0%#509 of 1,461
7Brown County, WI59484.3$2M+2.6%#519 of 1,461
8Chippewa County, WI5793.3$2.5M+1.9%#551 of 1,461
9Marathon County, WI55254.3$2M+1.0%#609 of 1,461
10Eau Claire County, WI54163.6$2.3M+3.0%#630 of 1,461

Other business types in Calumet 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 Calumet County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Calumet County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

How much do households in Calumet County, WI spend on pets?

About $19.6M a year, or $917 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.8M 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 21,372 households in Calumet County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Calumet County has 3.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.8M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Calumet County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,274 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Calumet County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Calumet County at 53,982 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,372 households. Median household income in Calumet County is $88,810, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.1%, 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. Calumet County scores 65 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #349 of 1,461 scored counties.

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