Pets · Small-town market · Wyoming
Pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Gillette, WY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Gillette, WY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #45 of 387 scored small-town markets
#1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On pets · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,145
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Gillette area. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 9% across the U.S. That comes to 4.4 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 3.6.
At $1,018 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in the Gillette area spend about $18.3M a year on pets. Spread across 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses, that is $2.3M per business, 10% 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 the Gillette area classed as pet care (except veterinary). That is one for every 4,497 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Gillette area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet grooming and boarding businesses in the Gillette area is 71 (upper middle), #45 of 387 scored small-town markets and #1 of 7 scored small-town markets based in Wyoming. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Gillette area compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Gillette area | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.6 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.2M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,497 | 3,802 | 5,057 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +64.1% | +25.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,018 | $943 | $909 |
| Median household income | $89,869 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $217K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 the Gillette area, 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 the Gillette area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,145+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 17,988
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,802 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $89,869
- Average household income
- $106,141
- Median home value
- $279,100
- Jobs located here
- 24,989
- Daytime population
- 48,158Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wyoming for pet grooming and boarding businesses, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with the Gillette area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gillette, WY | 71 | 8 | 4.4 | $2.3M | +2.1% | #45 of 387 |
| 2Laramie, WY | 71 | 8 | 4.7 | $1.8M | +3.9% | #48 of 387 |
| 3Rock Springs, WY | 67 | 7 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −2.2% | #65 of 387 |
| 4Jackson, WY-ID | 66 | 8 | 5.5 | $2.3M | +4.2% | #76 of 387 |
| 5Sheridan, WY | 53 | 8 | 5.8 | $1.6M | +7.2% | #173 of 387 |
| 6Evanston, WY-UT | 53 | 6 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #177 of 387 |
| 7Cody, WY | 51 | 10 | 7.5 | $1.2M | +5.1% | #191 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gillette area
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 businesses68
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet grooming and boarding businesses are in the Gillette, WY area?
The Gillette area has 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) 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 the Gillette, WY area spend on pets?
About $18.3M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet grooming and boarding businesses on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per business. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet grooming and boarding businesses. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,988 households in the Gillette area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gillette, WY area compare with the U.S. for pet grooming and boarding businesses?
The Gillette area 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 $2.3M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the national ratio of pet grooming and boarding businesses to household spending, the Gillette area would have about 7, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,497 households, against one for every 5,057 across the U.S.
How fast is the Gillette, WY area growing?
Population estimates put the Gillette area at 48,145 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,988 households. The median household income in the Gillette area is $89,869 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gillette area scores 71 for pet grooming and boarding businesses (upper middle), #45 of 387 scored small-town markets.
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