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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #676 of 1,461 scored counties
#12 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On pets · $790 a household
Spending per listing
$2.4M
5% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,572
+0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Monroe County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That is 3.3 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 3.6.

Household spending on pets in Monroe County comes to about $14.4M a year: $790 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per business, 5% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,575 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Monroe County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #676 of 1,461 scored counties and #12 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Monroe 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 Monroe County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.34.23.6
Spending per listing$2.4M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,5754,5415,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$790$861$909
Median household income$69,467$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
15
Annual payroll, 2023
$285K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,572+0.6% since 2020
Households
18,301
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
901 sq. mi.
People per square mile
51
Median household income
$69,467+16.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$87,535
Median home value
$210,000
Jobs located here
19,806
Daytime population
44,513Residents 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 Monroe 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
12Monroe County, WI5263.3$2.4M+0.6%#676 of 1,461

Other business types in Monroe 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 Monroe County, WI?

Monroe County has 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $14.4M a year, or $790 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,301 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe 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 $2.4M, 5% 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. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,575 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 46,572 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,301 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $69,467 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.6% 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. Monroe County scores 52 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #676 of 1,461 scored counties.

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 Monroe County

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