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Pet businesses in Gila County, AZ
The pet businesses in Gila County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #629 of 2,200 scored counties
#10 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 27
- 6 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On pets · $819 a household
- Spending per listing
- $717K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.4
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,801
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet businesses in Gila County. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.4 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $819 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Gila County spend about $19.4M a year on pets. That works out to $717K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Gila County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,378 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Gila County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Gila County is 61 (upper middle), #629 of 2,200 scored counties and #10 of 13 scored counties in Arizona.
How Gila 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 | Gila County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $717K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,378 | 1,912 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $819 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,986 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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, veterinarians and pet stores in Gila 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 Gila County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,801+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 23,645
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,758 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $61,986+42.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,972
- Median home value
- $269,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,608
- Daytime population
- 48,361Residents 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 Gila 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 |
Other business types in Gila 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores43
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Gila County, AZ?
There are 27 pet businesses on map listings in Gila County as of September 2026. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gila County, AZ spend on pets?
About $19.4M a year, or $819 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $717K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,645 households in Gila County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gila County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gila County has 11.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $717K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gila County would have about 22, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,378 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Gila County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Gila County at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. The median household income in Gila County is $61,986 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.4% 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. Gila County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #629 of 2,200 scored counties.
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