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Pet businesses in Canyon County, ID
How Canyon County, ID compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #408 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 109
- 16 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +31.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.9M
- On pets · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $724K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,123
- +18.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Canyon County comes to about $78.9M a year: $917 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $724K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 109 pet businesses on map listings in Canyon County as of September 2026. 16 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.7 per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Canyon County was 46 in 2023, up 31.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,871 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 151 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $3.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Canyon County.
Population estimates put the population change in Canyon County from 2020 to 2025 at +18.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Canyon County is 67 (upper middle), #408 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 28 scored counties in Idaho. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Canyon 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 | Canyon County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $724K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,871 | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.4% | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +18.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $917 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,488 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 46+31.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 455
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 151Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10916 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $3.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Canyon 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 Canyon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,123+18.1% since 2020
- Households
- 86,069
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 587 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 427
- Median household income
- $76,488+46.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,734
- Median home value
- $390,000
- Jobs located here
- 87,969
- Daytime population
- 224,051Residents 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 |
Other business types in Canyon 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Canyon County, ID?
As of September 2026, map listings count 109 pet businesses in Canyon County. 16 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 31.4% from 2019. Another 151 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Canyon County, ID spend on pets?
About $78.9M a year, or $917 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $724K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 86,069 households in Canyon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Canyon County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Canyon County has 12.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $724K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Canyon County would have about 90, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,871 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Canyon County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Canyon County at 275,123 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,069 households. Median household income in Canyon County is $76,488, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 46.7%, 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. Canyon County scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #408 of 2,200 scored counties.
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