Pets · Small-town market · Arizona
Pet businesses in the Show Low, AZ area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Show Low, AZ 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 #51 of 527 scored small-town markets
#3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona
- Listings
- 39
- 4 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On pets · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $780K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, the Show Low area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #51 of 527 scored small-town markets and #3 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 pet businesses in the Show Low area. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Show Low area comes to about $30.4M a year: $759 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. That is about $780K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Show Low area in 2023. That is one for every 3,642 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Show Low area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Show Low 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 | Show Low area | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $780K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,642 | 1,912 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $759 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 394 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Show Low 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 Show Low area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Show Low 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians54
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores73
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Show Low, AZ area?
The Show Low area has 39 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Show Low, AZ area spend on pets?
About $30.4M a year, or $759 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $780K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in the Show Low area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Show Low, AZ area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Show Low area has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $780K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Show Low area would have about 35, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,642 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Show Low, AZ area growing?
Population estimates put the Show Low area at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. The median household income in the Show Low area is $54,606 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.3% 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. 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 Show Low area scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #51 of 527 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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