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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Walworth County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #714 of 1,461 scored counties
#14 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
19
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.7M
On pets · $897 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.4
22% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,127
+0.8% 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

Households in Walworth County spend about $38.7M a year on pets, or $897 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses.

There are 19 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Walworth County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. That is 4.4 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.

In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Walworth County classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,309 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Walworth County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walworth County grew 0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet grooming and boarding businesses, Walworth County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #714 of 1,461 scored counties and #14 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Walworth 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 Walworth County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWalworth CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.44.23.6
Spending per listing$2M$2.1M$2.5M
Households per official establishment4,3094,5415,057
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.7%+25.2%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$897$861$909
Median household income$80,520$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5131

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 10
Employees, 2023
52
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
190 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Walworth 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 Walworth County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,127+0.8% since 2020
Households
43,087
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$80,520+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,464
Median home value
$302,700
Jobs located here
43,660
Daytime population
95,627Residents 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 Walworth 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
14Walworth County, WI51194.4$2M+0.8%#714 of 1,461

Other business types in Walworth 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 Walworth County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Walworth County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023.

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

About $38.7M a year, or $897 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2M 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 43,087 households in Walworth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walworth 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 $2M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Walworth County would have about 15, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,309 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.

How fast is Walworth County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Walworth County at 106,127 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,087 households. Median household income in Walworth County is $80,520, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Walworth County scores 51 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #714 of 1,461 scored counties.

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