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Pet businesses in Teller County, CO
The pet businesses in Teller County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,686 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 37 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On pets · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $540K
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.5
- 78% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,756
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Teller County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,686 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 37 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 pet businesses in Teller County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 18.5 for every 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Teller County spend about $11.9M a year on pets, or $1,002 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $540K per business, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Teller County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $162K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Teller County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Teller County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Teller 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 | Teller County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.5 | 13.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $540K | $838K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,186 | 1,241 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,002 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,361 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 33Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $162K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Teller 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 Teller County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,7560.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,860
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 557 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $85,361+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,174
- Median home value
- $479,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,478
- Daytime population
- 21,105Residents 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 |
| 28Teller County, CO | 36 | 22 | 18.5 | $540K | 0.0% | #1,686 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Teller 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians40
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Teller County, CO?
There are 22 pet businesses on map listings in Teller County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 33 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Teller County, CO spend on pets?
About $11.9M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $540K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,860 households in Teller County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Teller County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Teller County has 18.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 78% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $540K, 38% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Teller County would have about 14, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Teller County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Teller County at 24,756 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,860 households. The median household income in Teller County is $85,361 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Teller County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,686 of 2,200 scored counties.
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