Pets · Small-town market · Arizona
Pet businesses in the Payson, AZ area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Payson, AZ area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #72 of 527 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based 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
Households in the Payson area spend about $19.4M a year on pets, or $819 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $717K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Payson area has 27 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Payson area was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 3,378 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Payson area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Payson area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #72 of 527 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Payson area 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 | Payson area | 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 | 68 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Payson 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 Payson area
- 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 small-town markets in Arizona for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Payson area marked.
Top small-town markets in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Safford, AZ | 86 | 11 | 8.6 | $988K | +4.0% | #8 of 527 |
| 2Nogales, AZ | 78 | 16 | 9.4 | $816K | +4.8% | #20 of 527 |
| 3Show Low, AZ | 71 | 39 | 9.7 | $780K | +3.0% | #51 of 527 |
| 4Payson, AZ | 68 | 27 | 11.4 | $717K | +0.9% | #72 of 527 |
Other business types in the Payson 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
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding67
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Payson, AZ area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 pet businesses in the Payson area. 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. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Payson, AZ area 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 the Payson area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Payson, AZ area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Payson area 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 U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Payson area 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 the Payson, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Payson area at 53,801 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,645 households. Median household income in the Payson area is $61,986, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.4%, 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. 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 Payson area scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #72 of 527 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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