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Pet businesses in Graham County, AZ
How Graham County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #120 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.9M
- On pets · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $988K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.6
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,157
- +4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Graham County scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #120 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Graham County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.6, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $853 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Graham County spend about $10.9M a year on pets. Spread across 11 pet businesses, that is $988K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Graham County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Graham County grew 4.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Graham 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 | Graham County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.6 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $988K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,912 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $853 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,325 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Graham 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 Graham County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,157+4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,746
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 4,622 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $67,325+31.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,219
- Median home value
- $212,000
- Jobs located here
- 9,824
- Daytime population
- 35,369Residents 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 Graham 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 Graham 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 businesses77
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Graham County, AZ?
Graham County has 11 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Graham County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Graham County, AZ spend on pets?
About $10.9M a year, or $853 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $988K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,746 households in Graham County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Graham County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Graham County has 8.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $988K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Graham County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Graham County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Graham County at 40,157 people in 2025, up 4.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,746 households. The median household income in Graham County is $67,325 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.1% 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. Graham County scores 77 for pet businesses (high), #120 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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