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Pet businesses in Jerome County, ID
The pet businesses in Jerome County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #574 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On pets · $899 a household
- Spending per listing
- $930K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,362
- +8.6% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Jerome County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 pet businesses in Jerome County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Jerome County comes to about $7.4M a year: $899 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $930K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Jerome County in 2023. That is one for every 752 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jerome County grew 8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Jerome County is 62 (upper middle), #574 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 28 scored counties in Idaho.
How Jerome 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 | Jerome County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $930K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 752 | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $899 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,724 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 55
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Jerome 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 Jerome County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,362+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 8,277
- Median age
- 35.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $71,724+35.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,909
- Median home value
- $271,800
- Jobs located here
- 10,794
- Daytime population
- 24,795Residents 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 Jerome 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 businesses62
- 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 Jerome County, ID?
There are 8 pet businesses on map listings in Jerome County as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Jerome County, ID spend on pets?
About $7.4M a year, or $899 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $930K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,277 households in Jerome County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jerome County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Jerome County has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $930K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Jerome County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 752 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Jerome County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Jerome County at 26,362 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,277 households. The median household income in Jerome County is $71,724 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.5% 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. Jerome County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #574 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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