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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lafayette County, WI

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.5M
On pets · $816 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
28% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,478
+5.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Lafayette County. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

At $816 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lafayette County spend about $5.5M a year on pets. Spread across 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $1.8M per business, 28% 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 Lafayette County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Lafayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Lafayette County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureLafayette CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.23.6
Spending per listing$1.8M$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+5.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$816$861$909
Median household income$76,462$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored31

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
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,478+5.2% since 2020
Households
6,763
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$76,462+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,228
Median home value
$194,500
Jobs located here
5,035
Daytime population
13,670Residents 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 Lafayette 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
Lafayette County, WINot scored34.4$1.8M+5.2%

Other business types in Lafayette 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 Lafayette County, WI?

There are 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Lafayette County as of September 2026. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. No official count is published for pet care (except veterinary) in Lafayette County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.5M a year, or $816 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,763 households in Lafayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lafayette County has 4.4 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $1.8M, 28% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Lafayette County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Lafayette County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Lafayette County at 17,478 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,763 households. The median household income in Lafayette County is $76,462 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Lafayette County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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

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