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Pet grooming and boarding businesses in Waukesha County, WI
How Waukesha 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #655 of 1,461 scored counties
#11 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 86
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.7M
- On pets · $1,054 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 86 pet grooming and boarding businesses in Waukesha County. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 9% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
Households in Waukesha County spend about $177.7M a year on pets, or $1,054 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per business, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Waukesha County was 52 in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,243 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Waukesha County.
Population estimates put the population change in Waukesha County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in Waukesha County is 53 (upper middle), #655 of 1,461 scored counties and #11 of 46 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,243 | 4,541 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +19.7% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,054 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 52+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 539
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 70The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care (except veterinary) in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Waukesha County marked.
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 |
| 11Waukesha County, WI | 53 | 86 | 5.1 | $2.1M | +2.4% | #655 of 1,461 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians68
- Pet grooming and boarding53
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in Waukesha County, WI?
There are 86 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings in Waukesha County as of September 2026. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count groomers, boarding, dog daycare and pet sitters. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as pet care (except veterinary) in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on pets?
About $177.7M a year, or $1,054 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.1M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
Waukesha County has 5.1 pet grooming and boarding businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 3.6. Spending per business is $2.1M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 70, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,243 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +25.2% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 53 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #655 of 1,461 scored counties.
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