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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sauk County, WI
The pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sauk County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #778 of 1,461 scored counties
#22 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On pets · $851 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.9
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,652
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Sauk County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.9, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Sauk County spend about $23.8M a year on pets, or $851 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $2.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Sauk County in 2023. That is one for every 3,498 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sauk County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Sauk County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses, ranking #778 of 1,461 scored counties and #22 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Sauk 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 | Sauk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,498 | 4,541 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $851 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $79,541 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $890K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Sauk 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 Sauk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,652+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 27,987
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 832 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $79,541+32.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,005
- Median home value
- $258,600
- Jobs located here
- 36,015
- Daytime population
- 65,185Residents 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 |
| 22Sauk County, WI | 48 | 11 | 3.9 | $2.2M | +1.3% | #778 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Sauk 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 businesses35
- Veterinarians34
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores27
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Sauk County, WI?
There are 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Sauk County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.
How much do households in Sauk County, WI spend on pets?
About $23.8M a year, or $851 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,987 households in Sauk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sauk County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Sauk County has 3.9 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.2M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Sauk County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,498 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is Sauk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sauk County at 66,652 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,987 households. The median household income in Sauk County is $79,541 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.7% 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. Sauk County scores 48 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (lower middle), #778 of 1,461 scored counties.
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