Pets · Metro area · Colorado
Pet businesses in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area
The pet businesses in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #244 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 431
- 77 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 243
- +25.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $320.1M
- On pets · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $743K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 781,796
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 431 pet businesses in the Colorado Springs metro area. 77 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 14.3 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Colorado Springs metro area spend about $320.1M a year on pets, or $1,060 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $743K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Colorado Springs metro area in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,243 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 668 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $14.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Colorado Springs metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Colorado Springs metro area grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Colorado Springs metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #244 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado.
How the Colorado Springs metro area compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Colorado Springs metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $743K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,243 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.5% | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,060 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $90,144 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 243+25.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,811
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $119.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 668Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43177 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 364The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $14.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Colorado Springs 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 Colorado Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 781,796+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 302,050
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,684 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 286
- Median household income
- $90,144+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,390
- Median home value
- $461,800
- Jobs located here
- 292,224
- Daytime population
- 748,721Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pueblo, CO | 70 | 55 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #49 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 65 | 1,422 | 11.6 | $1M | +4.1% | #81 of 387 |
| 3Greeley, CO | 54 | 173 | 13.9 | $775K | +14.2% | #167 of 387 |
| 4Colorado Springs, CO | 44 | 431 | 14.3 | $743K | +3.1% | #244 of 387 |
| 5Boulder, CO | 43 | 196 | 14.3 | $834K | −0.7% | #250 of 387 |
| 6Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 38 | 281 | 18.2 | $596K | +4.8% | #288 of 387 |
| 7Grand Junction, CO | 35 | 103 | 15.6 | $592K | +4.4% | #306 of 387 |
Other business types in the Colorado Springs 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 businesses44
- Veterinarians47
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area?
There are 431 pet businesses on map listings in the Colorado Springs metro area as of September 2026. 77 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 243 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 25.5% from 2019. Another 668 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Colorado Springs, CO metro area spend on pets?
About $320.1M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 431 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $743K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 302,050 households in the Colorado Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Colorado Springs, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Colorado Springs metro area has 14.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $743K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Colorado Springs metro area would have about 364, against 431 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,243 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Colorado Springs, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Colorado Springs metro area at 781,796 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 302,050 households. The median household income in the Colorado Springs metro area is $90,144 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Colorado Springs metro area scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #244 of 387 scored metro areas.
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