Pets · Metro area · Idaho
Pet businesses in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #132 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho
- Listings
- 28
- 3 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On pets · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $866K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,450
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 pet businesses in the Lewiston metro area. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $906 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Lewiston metro area spend about $24.2M a year on pets. That is about $866K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in the Lewiston metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,911 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lewiston metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Lewiston metro area has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #132 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 6 scored metro areas based in Idaho.
How the Lewiston metro area 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 | Lewiston metro area | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $866K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,911 | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $906 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,475 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 283 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 the Lewiston metro area, 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 the Lewiston metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,450+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,760
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,484 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 44
- Median household income
- $72,475+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,760
- Median home value
- $331,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,559
- Daytime population
- 64,398Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Idaho
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan, UT-ID | 79 | 42 | 8.5 | $1.1M | +8.8% | #18 of 387 |
| 1Lewiston, ID-WA | 58 | 28 | 10.5 | $866K | +1.5% | #132 of 387 |
| 2Boise City, ID | 53 | 407 | 13.4 | $761K | +12.2% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Pocatello, ID | 51 | 37 | 11.0 | $787K | +4.9% | #188 of 387 |
| 4Idaho Falls, ID | 51 | 71 | 12.8 | $753K | +9.8% | #191 of 387 |
| 5Coeur d’Alene, ID | 46 | 104 | 14.6 | $662K | +11.0% | #228 of 387 |
| 6Twin Falls, ID | 35 | 65 | 15.1 | $583K | +8.1% | #307 of 387 |
Other business types in the Lewiston metro area
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 businesses58
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores60
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area?
The Lewiston metro area has 28 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area spend on pets?
About $24.2M a year, or $906 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $866K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,760 households in the Lewiston metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Lewiston metro area has 10.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $866K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,911 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lewiston metro area at 65,450 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,760 households. The median household income in the Lewiston metro area is $72,475 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.4% 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. The Lewiston metro area scores 58 for pet businesses (upper middle), #132 of 387 scored metro areas.
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