Pets · Metro area · Colorado
Pet businesses in the Pueblo, CO metro area
How the Pueblo, CO metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #49 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado
- Listings
- 55
- 9 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $58.8M
- On pets · $858 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.0
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,277
- +0.6% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in the Pueblo metro area
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Pueblo metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on pets in the Pueblo metro area comes to about $58.8M a year: $858 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 55 pet businesses on map listings in the Pueblo metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 8.0 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Pueblo metro area was 24 in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,855 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Pueblo metro area.
Population estimates show the Pueblo metro area grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Pueblo metro area is 70 (upper middle), #49 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Pueblo metro 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 | Pueblo metro area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.0 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,855 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $858 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,010 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 559 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Pueblo metro 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 Pueblo metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,277+0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,523
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 2,387 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $64,010+36.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,458
- Median home value
- $291,300
- Jobs located here
- 56,090
- Daytime population
- 161,514Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Pueblo metro area?
These figures cover the whole metro area. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Pueblo metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardPet businesses across Colorado
Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Colorado for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Pueblo metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pueblo, CO | 70 | 55 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +0.6% | #49 of 387 |
| 2Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 65 | 1,422 | 11.6 | $1M | +4.1% | #81 of 387 |
| 3Greeley, CO | 54 | 173 | 13.9 | $775K | +14.2% | #167 of 387 |
| 4Colorado Springs, CO | 44 | 431 | 14.3 | $743K | +3.1% | #244 of 387 |
| 5Boulder, CO | 43 | 196 | 14.3 | $834K | −0.7% | #250 of 387 |
| 6Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 38 | 281 | 18.2 | $596K | +4.8% | #288 of 387 |
| 7Grand Junction, CO | 35 | 103 | 15.6 | $592K | +4.4% | #306 of 387 |
Other business types in the Pueblo metro 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians74
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Pueblo, CO metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 pet businesses in the Pueblo metro area. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. 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, up 20.0% from 2019. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Pueblo, CO metro area spend on pets?
About $58.8M a year, or $858 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,523 households in the Pueblo metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pueblo, CO metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Pueblo metro area has 8.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Pueblo metro area would have about 67, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,855 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Pueblo, CO metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pueblo metro area at 169,277 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,523 households. Median household income in the Pueblo metro area is $64,010, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.8%, 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. 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 Pueblo metro area scores 70 for pet businesses (upper middle), #49 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Pueblo metro area. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in the Pueblo metro area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Pueblo metro area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Pueblo metro area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.