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Pet businesses in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #333 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 7 scored metro areas based 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
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area is 30 (lower middle), #333 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 7 scored metro areas based in Arizona. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area spend about $41.6M a year on pets, or $817 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 60 pet businesses, that is $694K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 60 pet businesses on map listings in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.8, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area 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. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro 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 | Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area | 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 | 30 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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 the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro 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 Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area
- 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 metro areas in Arizona for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuma, AZ | 83 | 52 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #9 of 387 |
| 2Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 77 | 1,837 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +7.3% | #21 of 387 |
| 3Flagstaff, AZ | 68 | 46 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #58 of 387 |
| 4Tucson, AZ | 65 | 427 | 9.8 | $944K | +2.8% | #82 of 387 |
| 5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 59 | 109 | 10.7 | $751K | +6.5% | #130 of 387 |
| 6Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 40 | 160 | 14.4 | $626K | +6.5% | #278 of 387 |
| 7Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 30 | 60 | 11.8 | $694K | +0.6% | #333 of 387 |
Other business types in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding30
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 60 pet businesses in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area. 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 the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area 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 the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area 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 U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area 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 the Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area at 126,332 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,982 households. Median household income in the Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area is $59,742, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.3%, 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. The Sierra Vista-Douglas metro area scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #333 of 387 scored metro areas.
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