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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rusk County, WI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rusk 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 none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.6M
On pets · $718 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
14,146
−0.2% 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

At $718 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Rusk County spend about $4.6M a year on pets. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet grooming and boarding businesses in Rusk County. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Rusk County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care (except veterinary) in Rusk County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Rusk County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, Rusk County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Rusk 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 Rusk County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRusk CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.04.23.6
Spending per listingn/a$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a4,5415,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$718$861$909
Median household income$59,944$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
0
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 Rusk 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 Rusk County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,146−0.2% since 2020
Households
6,355
Median age
47.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
914 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$59,944+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,376
Median home value
$163,400
Jobs located here
4,892
Daytime population
12,818Residents 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 Rusk 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
Rusk County, WINot scored00.0n/a−0.2%

Other business types in Rusk 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 Rusk County, WI?

There are no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Rusk 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 Rusk County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.6M a year, or $718 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). 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 6,355 households in Rusk County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Rusk County has no pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Rusk County would have about 2, against none on map listings.

How fast is Rusk County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Rusk County at 14,146 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,355 households. Median household income in Rusk County is $59,944, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. Rusk County has no market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, having none on map listings.

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

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