Pets · Small-town market · Colorado
Pet businesses in the Edwards, CO area
How the Edwards, CO area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #420 of 527 scored small-town markets
#9 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 45
- 1 chain location (2%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- +26.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On pets · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $579K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 96% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,291
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Edwards area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #420 of 527 scored small-town markets and #9 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Edwards area spend about $26M a year on pets, or $1,181 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. That is about $579K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Edwards area has 45 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (2%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.4, 96% 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 Edwards area was 33 in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. That is one for every 668 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Edwards area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Edwards 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 | Edwards area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $579K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 668 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.9% | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,181 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $104,096 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33+26.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 451 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Edwards 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 Edwards area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,291−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 22,058
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,170
- Median home value
- $839,500
- Jobs located here
- 36,343
- Daytime population
- 60,203Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamosa, CO | 76 | 8 | 7.0 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #23 of 527 |
| 2Rifle, CO | 60 | 43 | 13.2 | $820K | +1.2% | #145 of 527 |
| 3Breckenridge, CO | 56 | 25 | 16.1 | $750K | +1.1% | #195 of 527 |
| 4Montrose, CO | 53 | 26 | 14.4 | $619K | +4.1% | #239 of 527 |
| 5Fort Morgan, CO | 53 | 19 | 17.2 | $496K | +4.2% | #244 of 527 |
| 6Durango, CO | 52 | 39 | 16.0 | $645K | +2.2% | #251 of 527 |
| 7Steamboat Springs, CO | 48 | 29 | 17.4 | $629K | +0.9% | #304 of 527 |
| 8Cañon City, CO | 42 | 29 | 16.1 | $516K | +2.4% | #367 of 527 |
| 9Edwards, CO | 36 | 45 | 20.4 | $579K | −2.4% | #420 of 527 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 24 | 13 | 15.8 | $495K | −2.7% | #493 of 527 |
Other business types in the Edwards 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Edwards, CO area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 45 pet businesses in the Edwards area. One of them (2%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 26.9% from 2019. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Edwards, CO area spend on pets?
About $26M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $579K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,058 households in the Edwards area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Edwards, CO area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Edwards area has 20.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 96% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $579K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Edwards area would have about 30, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 668 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Edwards, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Edwards area at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in the Edwards area is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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 Edwards area scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #420 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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