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Pet businesses in Cochise County, AZ
The pet businesses in Cochise County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,357 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 60
- 6 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- +52.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On pets · $817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $694K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,332
- +0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 pet businesses in Cochise County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 10%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Cochise County comes to about $41.6M a year: $817 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $694K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in Cochise County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 52.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,593 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 78 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cochise County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cochise County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Cochise County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,357 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 13 scored counties in Arizona.
How Cochise County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet 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 | Cochise County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $694K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,593 | 1,912 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +52.4% | +13.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $817 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,742 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 32+52.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 235
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 606 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cochise 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 Cochise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,332+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 50,982
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,210 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $59,742+21.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,017
- Median home value
- $218,300
- Jobs located here
- 29,807
- Daytime population
- 114,440Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Cochise County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 93 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +25.4% | #2 of 2,200 |
| 2Yuma County, AZ | 85 | 52 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #25 of 2,200 |
| 3Graham County, AZ | 77 | 11 | 8.6 | $988K | +4.0% | #120 of 2,200 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 75 | 1,744 | 10.1 | $1M | +5.5% | #161 of 2,200 |
| 5Santa Cruz County, AZ | 71 | 16 | 9.4 | $816K | +4.8% | #259 of 2,200 |
| 6Coconino County, AZ | 69 | 46 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #305 of 2,200 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 69 | 427 | 9.8 | $944K | +2.8% | #318 of 2,200 |
| 8Mohave County, AZ | 68 | 109 | 10.7 | $751K | +6.5% | #370 of 2,200 |
| 9Navajo County, AZ | 65 | 39 | 9.7 | $780K | +3.0% | #483 of 2,200 |
| 10Gila County, AZ | 61 | 27 | 11.4 | $717K | +0.9% | #629 of 2,200 |
| 13Cochise County, AZ | 44 | 60 | 11.8 | $694K | +0.6% | #1,357 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cochise 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores47
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cochise County, AZ?
There are 60 pet businesses on map listings in Cochise County as of September 2026. 6 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 52.4% from 2019. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cochise County, AZ spend on pets?
About $41.6M a year, or $817 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $694K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,982 households in Cochise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cochise County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cochise County has 11.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $694K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cochise County would have about 47, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,593 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 52.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Cochise County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Cochise County at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. The median household income in Cochise County is $59,742 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.3% 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. Cochise County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,357 of 2,200 scored counties.
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