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Pet businesses in Routt County, CO
The pet businesses in Routt County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,236 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 20
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On pets · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $676K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 70% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,329
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Routt County spend about $13.5M a year on pets, or $1,199 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. That is about $676K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 20 pet businesses on map listings in Routt County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.7 for every 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Routt County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 537 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Routt County.
Population estimates put the population change in Routt County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Routt County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,236 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 37 scored counties in Colorado.
How Routt 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 | Routt County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $676K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 537 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,199 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $106,489 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 201 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Routt 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 Routt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,329+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,281
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,721
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,001
- Daytime population
- 26,089Residents 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 |
| 20Routt County, CO | 47 | 20 | 17.7 | $676K | +2.0% | #1,236 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Routt 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Routt County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet businesses in Routt County. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Routt County, CO spend on pets?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $676K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Routt County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Routt County has 17.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $676K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Routt County would have about 15, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 537 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Routt County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Routt County scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,236 of 2,200 scored counties.
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