Pets · County · Idaho
Pet businesses in Nez Perce County, ID
How Nez Perce 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #841 of 2,200 scored counties
#14 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 24
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.5M
- On pets · $895 a household
- Spending per listing
- $644K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,905
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $895 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Nez Perce County spend about $15.5M a year on pets. Spread across 24 pet businesses, that is $644K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Nez Perce County has 24 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Nez Perce County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,159 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Nez Perce County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Nez Perce County is 56 (upper middle), #841 of 2,200 scored counties and #14 of 28 scored counties in Idaho.
How Nez Perce 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 | Nez Perce County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $644K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,159 | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $895 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,599 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 242 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,905+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 17,270
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 848 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $72,599+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,379
- Median home value
- $334,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,904
- Daytime population
- 44,762Residents 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 |
| 14Nez Perce County, ID | 56 | 24 | 13.9 | $644K | +1.8% | #841 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Nez Perce 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Nez Perce County, ID?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 24 pet businesses in Nez Perce County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 15 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nez Perce County, ID spend on pets?
About $15.5M a year, or $895 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $644K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,270 households in Nez Perce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nez Perce County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Nez Perce County has 13.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $644K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Nez Perce County would have about 18, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,159 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Nez Perce County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Nez Perce County at 42,905 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,270 households. Median household income in Nez Perce County is $72,599, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Nez Perce County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #841 of 2,200 scored counties.
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