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Pet businesses in Gooding County, ID
The pet businesses in Gooding County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,567 of 2,200 scored counties
#26 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.6M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $580K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,446
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Gooding County comes to about $4.6M a year: $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $580K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Gooding County has 8 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gooding County in 2023. That is one for every 950 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gooding County grew 5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Gooding County is 39 (lower middle), #1,567 of 2,200 scored counties and #26 of 28 scored counties in Idaho.
How Gooding 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 | Gooding County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $580K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 950 | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,559 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- 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 Gooding 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 Gooding County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,446+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,702
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 729 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,559+34.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,308
- Median home value
- $250,900
- Jobs located here
- 6,580
- Daytime population
- 15,458Residents 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 |
| 26Gooding County, ID | 39 | 8 | 14.0 | $580K | +5.1% | #1,567 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Gooding 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 businesses39
- 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 Gooding County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Gooding County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gooding County, ID spend on pets?
About $4.6M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $580K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,702 households in Gooding County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gooding County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gooding County has 14.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $580K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gooding County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 950 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Gooding County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Gooding County at 16,446 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,702 households. Median household income in Gooding County is $63,559, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.7%, 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. Gooding County scores 39 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,567 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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