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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Milwaukee County, WI
How Milwaukee County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #418 of 1,461 scored counties
#2 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 98
- 22 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $308.3M
- On pets · $786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $786 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Milwaukee County spend about $308.3M a year on pets. That is about $3.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.
There are 98 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Milwaukee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.
In 2023, official counts showed 55 businesses with payroll in Milwaukee County classed as pet care (except veterinary), up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,135 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $5.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Milwaukee County.
Population estimates put the population change in Milwaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Milwaukee County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #418 of 1,461 scored counties and #2 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Milwaukee 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.
| Measure | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $3.1M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,135 | 4,541 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +19.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $786 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 55+22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 570
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9822 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $5.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calumet County, WI | 65 | 7 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +2.9% | #349 of 1,461 |
| 2Milwaukee County, WI | 62 | 98 | 2.5 | $3.1M | −1.5% | #418 of 1,461 |
| 3Dane County, WI | 62 | 96 | 3.8 | $2.5M | +4.9% | #422 of 1,461 |
| 4Racine County, WI | 60 | 33 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +0.4% | #491 of 1,461 |
| 5Pierce County, WI | 60 | 8 | 5.0 | $1.9M | +3.1% | #496 of 1,461 |
| 6Sheboygan County, WI | 59 | 16 | 3.2 | $2.6M | 0.0% | #509 of 1,461 |
| 7Brown County, WI | 59 | 48 | 4.3 | $2M | +2.6% | #519 of 1,461 |
| 8Chippewa County, WI | 57 | 9 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +1.9% | #551 of 1,461 |
| 9Marathon County, WI | 55 | 25 | 4.3 | $2M | +1.0% | #609 of 1,461 |
| 10Eau Claire County, WI | 54 | 16 | 3.6 | $2.3M | +3.0% | #630 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Milwaukee 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores51
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Milwaukee County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 98 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Milwaukee County. 22 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on pets?
About $308.3M a year, or $786 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 98 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $3.1M 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Milwaukee County has 2.5 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $3.1M, 24% above the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 121, against 98 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,135 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 62 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #418 of 1,461 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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