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Pet businesses in Garfield County, CO
How Garfield 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,096 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 35
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On pets · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $703K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.0
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,474
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 pet businesses in Garfield County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.0, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Garfield County comes to about $24.6M a year: $1,051 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. Spread across 35 pet businesses, that is $703K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Garfield County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 975 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $73K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Garfield County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Garfield County grew 2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Garfield County is 50 (upper middle), #1,096 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Garfield 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 | Garfield County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.0 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $703K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 975 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,051 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $91,131 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 24−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 160
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 351 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $73K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Garfield 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 Garfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,474+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,404
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,947 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,996
- Median home value
- $527,800
- Jobs located here
- 23,651
- Daytime population
- 54,459Residents 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 |
| 15Garfield County, CO | 50 | 35 | 15.0 | $703K | +2.7% | #1,096 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Garfield 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Garfield County, CO?
Garfield County has 35 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Garfield County, CO spend on pets?
About $24.6M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $703K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garfield County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Garfield County has 15.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $703K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Garfield County would have about 28, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 975 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Garfield County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,096 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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