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Pet businesses in Delta County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Delta County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,948 of 2,200 scored counties
#34 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 36
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $293K
- 67% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.8
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,178
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Delta County scores 28 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,948 of 2,200 scored counties and #34 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 pet businesses in Delta County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.8, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $815 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Delta County spend about $10.6M a year on pets. Spread across 36 pet businesses, that is $293K per business, 67% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Delta County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,178 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Delta County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Delta County 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 | Delta County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.8 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $293K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,178 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,774 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 51
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 363 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 Delta 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 Delta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,178+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,959
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $57,774+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,675
- Median home value
- $343,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,348
- Daytime population
- 28,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, CO | 81 | 179 | 9.5 | $1.1M | +6.6% | #60 of 2,200 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 76 | 295 | 8.8 | $1.3M | +3.2% | #135 of 2,200 |
| 3Park County, CO | 72 | 9 | 10.0 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #218 of 2,200 |
| 4Pueblo County, CO | 72 | 55 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #220 of 2,200 |
| 5Douglas County, CO | 69 | 213 | 15.2 | $944K | +10.9% | #317 of 2,200 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 68 | 284 | 11.0 | $1M | +2.8% | #345 of 2,200 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 67 | 44 | 13.9 | $940K | +6.3% | #386 of 2,200 |
| 8Alamosa County, CO | 66 | 5 | 7.5 | $1M | +1.9% | #423 of 2,200 |
| 9Grand County, CO | 64 | 8 | 10.7 | $974K | +4.8% | #497 of 2,200 |
| 10Weld County, CO | 62 | 173 | 13.9 | $775K | +14.2% | #586 of 2,200 |
| 34Delta County, CO | 28 | 36 | 27.8 | $293K | +3.6% | #1,948 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Delta 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Delta County, CO?
There are 36 pet businesses on map listings in Delta County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) 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. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Delta County, CO spend on pets?
About $10.6M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $293K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,959 households in Delta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delta County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Delta County has 27.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $293K, 67% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Delta County would have about 12, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,178 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Delta County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Delta County at 32,178 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,959 households. The median household income in Delta County is $57,774 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% 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. Delta County scores 28 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,948 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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