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Pet businesses in Grant County, NM
The pet businesses in Grant County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,146 of 2,200 scored counties
#19 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 12
- 2 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On pets · $745 a household
- Spending per listing
- $701K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,252
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Grant County spend about $8.4M a year on pets, or $745 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $701K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Grant County has 12 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 17%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.6, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grant County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,765 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Grant County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Grant County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,146 of 2,200 scored counties and #19 of 23 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Grant County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Grant County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 9.1 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $701K | $966K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,765 | 2,023 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $745 | $874 | $909 |
| Median household income | $44,958 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 28
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $868K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 122 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grant 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 Grant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,252−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,295
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $44,958+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,954
- Median home value
- $175,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,211
- Daytime population
- 27,009Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 78 | 48 | 8.4 | $1.2M | +6.9% | #100 of 2,200 |
| 2Lea County, NM | 76 | 23 | 9.3 | $969K | +0.2% | #143 of 2,200 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 67 | 6 | 3.8 | $2.1M | −1.0% | #373 of 2,200 |
| 4Eddy County, NM | 67 | 12 | 5.1 | $1.9M | +0.3% | #374 of 2,200 |
| 5Bernalillo County, NM | 65 | 256 | 9.0 | $1M | −1.4% | #463 of 2,200 |
| 6Torrance County, NM | 65 | 6 | 9.9 | $786K | +6.9% | #482 of 2,200 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 64 | 23 | 5.5 | $1.5M | −0.9% | #493 of 2,200 |
| 8San Miguel County, NM | 63 | 8 | 6.7 | $1.1M | −3.2% | #534 of 2,200 |
| 9Doña Ana County, NM | 63 | 79 | 9.3 | $866K | +4.1% | #543 of 2,200 |
| 10Los Alamos County, NM | 62 | 5 | 6.1 | $2.3M | 0.0% | #565 of 2,200 |
| 19Grant County, NM | 49 | 12 | 10.6 | $701K | −3.4% | #1,146 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grant 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grant County, NM?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Grant County. 2 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Grant County, NM spend on pets?
About $8.4M a year, or $745 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $701K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,295 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grant County, NM compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grant County has 10.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $701K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grant County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,765 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Grant County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Grant County at 27,252 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,295 households. Median household income in Grant County is $44,958, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Grant County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,146 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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