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Pet businesses in Payette County, ID
The pet businesses in Payette County, ID, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,350 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 28 scored counties in Idaho
- Listings
- 21
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.3M
- On pets · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $395K
- 55% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,824
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet businesses in Payette County. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 21.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Payette County comes to about $8.3M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 pet businesses, that is $395K per business, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Payette County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $349K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Payette County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Payette County grew 8.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Payette County is 45 (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 28 scored counties in Idaho.
How Payette 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 | Payette County | Idaho | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 13.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $395K | $697K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,382 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +22.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +9.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $857 | $953 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,673 | $77,800 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $349K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Payette 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 Payette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,824+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,692
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 407 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $67,673+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,851
- Median home value
- $341,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,210
- Daytime population
- 22,355Residents 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 |
| 23Payette County, ID | 45 | 21 | 21.7 | $395K | +8.8% | #1,350 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Payette 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians52
- Pet grooming and boarding45
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Payette County, ID?
There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in Payette County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Payette County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Payette County, ID spend on pets?
About $8.3M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $395K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,692 households in Payette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Payette County, ID compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Payette County has 21.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $395K, 55% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Payette County would have about 10, against 21 on map listings.
How fast is Payette County, ID growing?
Population estimates put Payette County at 27,824 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,692 households. The median household income in Payette County is $67,673 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Payette County scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,350 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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