Groundwork

Pets · County · Wisconsin

Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Door County, WI

The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Door County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #916 of 1,461 scored counties
#30 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On pets · $843 a household
Spending per listing
$1.6M
38% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.3
47% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,616
+1.6% since 2020

See the pet grooming and boarding businesses around any address in Door County

The site report maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Door County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Door County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.3, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $843 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Door County spend about $12.6M a year on pets. That is about $1.6M of household spending for each business on map listings, 38% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Door County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Door County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Door County is 42 (lower middle), #916 of 1,461 scored counties and #30 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Door 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 Door County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDoor CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.34.23.6
Spending per listing$1.6M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,5415,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$843$861$909
Median household income$74,795$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score4231

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
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Door 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 Door County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,616+1.6% since 2020
Households
14,986
Median age
53.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
482 sq. mi.
People per square mile
63
Median household income
$74,795+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,001
Median home value
$342,600
Jobs located here
12,670
Daytime population
28,917Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Door County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Door County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Pet grooming and boarding across Wisconsin

Every Wisconsin market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Door 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
30Door County, WI4285.3$1.6M+1.6%#916 of 1,461

Other business types in Door 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 Door County, WI?

There are 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Door County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) 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 Door County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $12.6M a year, or $843 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,986 households in Door County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Door County has 5.3 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 47% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.6M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Door County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Door County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Door County at 30,616 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,986 households. The median household income in Door County is $74,795 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Door County scores 42 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #916 of 1,461 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Door County. It maps the pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet grooming and boarding businesses · All 56 business types in Door County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Door County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Door County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.