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Pet businesses in Fremont County, CO
How Fremont County, CO compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,649 of 2,200 scored counties
#27 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 29
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On pets · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $516K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 55% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,039
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet businesses in Fremont County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 16.1 per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Fremont County comes to about $15M a year: $832 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $516K of household spending for each business on map listings, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Fremont County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,498 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Fremont County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Fremont County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,649 of 2,200 scored counties and #27 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Fremont 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 | Fremont County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $516K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,498 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $832 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,664 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 87
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,039+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,976
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,534 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $62,664+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,400
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,334
- Daytime population
- 42,665Residents 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 |
| 27Fremont County, CO | 37 | 29 | 16.1 | $516K | +2.4% | #1,649 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Fremont 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 businesses37
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Fremont County, CO?
There are 29 pet businesses on map listings in Fremont County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fremont County, CO spend on pets?
About $15M a year, or $832 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $516K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,976 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fremont County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fremont County has 16.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $516K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fremont County would have about 17, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,498 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Fremont County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Fremont County at 50,039 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,976 households. The median household income in Fremont County is $62,664 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Fremont County scores 37 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,649 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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