Pets · County · Idaho
Pet businesses in Boundary County, ID
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Boundary County, ID, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,224 of 2,200 scored counties
#21 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 10
- 1 chain location (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On pets · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $429K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 90% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,997
- +15.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $849 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Boundary County spend about $4.3M a year on pets. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $429K per business, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Boundary County has 10 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boundary County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boundary County grew 15.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Boundary County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,224 of 2,200 scored counties and #21 of 28 scored counties in Idaho.
How Boundary 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 | Boundary County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $429K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.3% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $849 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,237 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 101 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Boundary 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 Boundary County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,997+15.3% since 2020
- Households
- 5,046
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 10
- Median household income
- $67,237+54.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,317
- Median home value
- $410,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,743
- Daytime population
- 12,503Residents 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 |
| 21Boundary County, ID | 48 | 10 | 19.8 | $429K | +15.3% | #1,224 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Boundary 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Boundary County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet businesses in Boundary County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Boundary County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Boundary County, ID spend on pets?
About $4.3M a year, or $849 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $429K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,046 households in Boundary County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boundary County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Boundary County has 19.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 90% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $429K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Boundary County would have about 5, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Boundary County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Boundary County at 13,997 people in 2025, up 15.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,046 households. Median household income in Boundary County is $67,237, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 54.8%, 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. Boundary County scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,224 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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