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Pet businesses in Las Animas County, CO

The pet businesses in Las Animas County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,793 of 2,200 scored counties
#31 of 37 scored counties in Colorado

Listings
10
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.9M
On pets · $756 a household
Spending per listing
$493K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,391
−0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Las Animas County is 33 (lower middle), #1,793 of 2,200 scored counties and #31 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $756 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Las Animas County spend about $4.9M a year on pets. That works out to $493K per business, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Las Animas County has 10 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.4, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Las Animas County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,171 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Las Animas County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Las Animas 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.

Pet businesses in Las Animas County, CO compared with Colorado and the U.S.
MeasureLas Animas CountyColoradoU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.413.210.4
Spending per listing$493K$838K$878K
Households per official establishment2,1711,2411,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+12.9%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+3.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$756$1,110$909
Median household income$52,074$95,470$80,734
Groundwork market score3354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
11
Annual payroll, 2023
$235K
One-person businesses, 2023
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Las Animas 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 Las Animas County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,391−0.7% since 2020
Households
6,513
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,773 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$52,074+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,556
Median home value
$237,600
Jobs located here
4,514
Daytime population
12,932Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Colorado

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The highest-scoring counties in Colorado for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with Las Animas County marked.

Top counties in Colorado

Counties in Colorado ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Adams County, CO811799.5$1.1M+6.6%#60 of 2,200
2Denver County, CO762958.8$1.3M+3.2%#135 of 2,200
3Park County, CO72910.0$1.1M+5.1%#218 of 2,200
4Pueblo County, CO72558.0$1.1M+0.6%#220 of 2,200
5Douglas County, CO6921315.2$944K+10.9%#317 of 2,200
6Arapahoe County, CO6828411.0$1M+2.8%#345 of 2,200
7Broomfield County, CO674413.9$940K+6.3%#386 of 2,200
8Alamosa County, CO6657.5$1M+1.9%#423 of 2,200
9Grand County, CO64810.7$974K+4.8%#497 of 2,200
10Weld County, CO6217313.9$775K+14.2%#586 of 2,200
31Las Animas County, CO331015.4$493K−0.7%#1,793 of 2,200

Other business types in Las Animas County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Las Animas County, CO?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet businesses in Las Animas County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Las Animas County, CO spend on pets?

About $4.9M a year, or $756 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $493K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,513 households in Las Animas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Las Animas County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Las Animas County has 15.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $493K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Las Animas County would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,171 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Las Animas County, CO growing?

Population estimates put Las Animas County at 14,391 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,513 households. Median household income in Las Animas County is $52,074, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Las Animas County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,793 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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