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Pet businesses in Blaine County, ID
The pet businesses in Blaine County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,109 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 17
- 3 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.1M
- On pets · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $650K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,517
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 17 pet businesses in Blaine County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 16.3 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Blaine County comes to about $11.1M a year: $1,061 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That is about $650K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Blaine County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 868 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Blaine County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Blaine County is 50 (upper middle), #1,109 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 28 scored counties in Idaho.
How Blaine County compares
The same measures for Idaho 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 | Blaine County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $650K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 868 | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,061 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,566 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Blaine 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 Blaine County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,517+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,413
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 9
- Median household income
- $92,566+63.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $135,359
- Median home value
- $735,300
- Jobs located here
- 14,340
- Daytime population
- 28,279Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Franklin County, ID | 85 | 5 | 10.1 | $929K | +11.2% | #32 of 2,200 |
| 2Latah County, ID | 82 | 13 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +5.6% | #52 of 2,200 |
| 3Bingham County, ID | 71 | 15 | 9.3 | $1M | +6.4% | #243 of 2,200 |
| 4Cassia County, ID | 69 | 8 | 9.4 | $928K | +6.6% | #319 of 2,200 |
| 5Idaho County, ID | 68 | 7 | 10.3 | $795K | +7.7% | #363 of 2,200 |
| 6Canyon County, ID | 67 | 109 | 12.7 | $724K | +18.1% | #408 of 2,200 |
| 7Bonneville County, ID | 64 | 53 | 12.0 | $807K | +8.9% | #513 of 2,200 |
| 8Ada County, ID | 64 | 270 | 13.3 | $806K | +9.6% | #515 of 2,200 |
| 9Jerome County, ID | 62 | 8 | 9.7 | $930K | +8.6% | #574 of 2,200 |
| 10Elmore County, ID | 61 | 9 | 8.1 | $1M | +2.8% | #607 of 2,200 |
| 20Blaine County, ID | 50 | 17 | 16.3 | $650K | +4.8% | #1,109 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Blaine 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Blaine County, ID?
There are 17 pet businesses on map listings in Blaine County as of September 2026. 3 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 31 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Blaine County, ID spend on pets?
About $11.1M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $650K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,413 households in Blaine County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blaine County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Blaine County has 16.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $650K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Blaine County would have about 13, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 868 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Blaine County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Blaine County at 25,517 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,413 households. The median household income in Blaine County is $92,566 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 63.3% 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. Blaine County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,109 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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