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Pet businesses in Gunnison County, CO
How Gunnison 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 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,833 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On pets · $1,011 a household
- Spending per listing
- $358K
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 17,439
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Gunnison County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,833 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Gunnison County comes to about $8.6M a year: $1,011 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That is about $358K of household spending for each business on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 24 pet businesses on map listings in Gunnison County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 28.3 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Gunnison County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gunnison County. Population estimates show Gunnison County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gunnison 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 | Gunnison County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $358K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,011 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,527 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gunnison 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 Gunnison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 17,439+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,494
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,239 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,527+49.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,255
- Median home value
- $621,800
- Jobs located here
- 8,882
- Daytime population
- 16,889Residents 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 |
| 32Gunnison County, CO | 32 | 24 | 28.3 | $358K | +2.9% | #1,833 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Gunnison 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 businesses32
- Veterinarians36
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Gunnison County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 pet businesses in Gunnison County. 2 of them (8%) 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. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gunnison County, CO spend on pets?
About $8.6M a year, or $1,011 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $358K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,494 households in Gunnison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gunnison County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gunnison County has 28.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $358K, 59% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gunnison County would have about 10, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Gunnison County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Gunnison County at 17,439 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,494 households. Median household income in Gunnison County is $84,527, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.4%, 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. Gunnison County scores 32 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,833 of 2,200 scored counties.
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