Pets · Small-town market · Colorado
Pet businesses in the Steamboat Springs, CO area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Steamboat Springs, CO area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #304 of 527 scored small-town markets
#7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.3M
- On pets · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $629K
- 28% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 67% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,451
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 29 pet businesses in the Steamboat Springs area. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.4, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,095 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in the Steamboat Springs area spend about $18.3M a year on pets. That is about $629K of household spending for each business on map listings, 28% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 25 businesses with payroll in the Steamboat Springs area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 667 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Steamboat Springs area.
Population estimates show the Steamboat Springs area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Steamboat Springs area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #304 of 527 scored small-town markets and #7 of 10 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Steamboat Springs 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 | Steamboat Springs area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $629K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 667 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,095 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $95,400 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25
- Employees, 2023
- 157
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Steamboat Springs 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 Steamboat Springs area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,451+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 16,671
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 7,105 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $95,400
- Average household income
- $129,770
- Median home value
- $564,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,359
- Daytime population
- 36,698Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Colorado market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Colorado for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Colorado, with the Steamboat Springs area marked.
Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alamosa, CO | 76 | 8 | 7.0 | $1.1M | +2.1% | #23 of 527 |
| 2Rifle, CO | 60 | 43 | 13.2 | $820K | +1.2% | #145 of 527 |
| 3Breckenridge, CO | 56 | 25 | 16.1 | $750K | +1.1% | #195 of 527 |
| 4Montrose, CO | 53 | 26 | 14.4 | $619K | +4.1% | #239 of 527 |
| 5Fort Morgan, CO | 53 | 19 | 17.2 | $496K | +4.2% | #244 of 527 |
| 6Durango, CO | 52 | 39 | 16.0 | $645K | +2.2% | #251 of 527 |
| 7Steamboat Springs, CO | 48 | 29 | 17.4 | $629K | +0.9% | #304 of 527 |
| 8Cañon City, CO | 42 | 29 | 16.1 | $516K | +2.4% | #367 of 527 |
| 9Edwards, CO | 36 | 45 | 20.4 | $579K | −2.4% | #420 of 527 |
| 10Sterling, CO | 24 | 13 | 15.8 | $495K | −2.7% | #493 of 527 |
Other business types in the Steamboat Springs 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians55
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Steamboat Springs, CO area?
There are 29 pet businesses on map listings in the Steamboat Springs area as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Steamboat Springs, CO area spend on pets?
About $18.3M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $629K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,671 households in the Steamboat Springs area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Steamboat Springs, CO area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Steamboat Springs area has 17.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $629K, 28% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Steamboat Springs area would have about 21, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 667 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Steamboat Springs, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Steamboat Springs area at 38,451 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,671 households. The median household income in the Steamboat Springs area is $95,400 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Steamboat Springs area scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #304 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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