Pets · Small-town market · Oregon
Pet businesses in the Hood River, OR area
How the Hood River, OR area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #427 of 527 scored small-town markets
#12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon
- Listings
- 23
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.8M
- On pets · $1,100 a household
- Spending per listing
- $428K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.7
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,720
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Hood River area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #427 of 527 scored small-town markets and #12 of 12 scored small-town markets based in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 pet businesses in the Hood River area. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 25.7 for every 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,100 per household (21% above the U.S. average), households in the Hood River area spend about $9.8M a year on pets. That is about $428K of household spending for each business on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Hood River area in 2023. That is one for every 1,788 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Hood River area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Hood River area compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Hood River area | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.7 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $428K | $806K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,788 | 1,460 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,100 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $88,947 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 231 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 Hood River 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 Hood River area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,720−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 8,939
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $88,947+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,854
- Median home value
- $660,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,643
- Daytime population
- 25,339Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 78 | 32 | 9.7 | $906K | +1.8% | #19 of 527 |
| 2Brookings, OR | 58 | 15 | 13.4 | $640K | −3.8% | #163 of 527 |
| 3The Dalles, OR | 56 | 14 | 13.3 | $642K | −1.1% | #198 of 527 |
| 4La Grande, OR | 56 | 15 | 13.8 | $626K | −1.0% | #199 of 527 |
| 5Baker City, OR | 54 | 9 | 12.2 | $651K | −0.4% | #224 of 527 |
| 6Roseburg, OR | 53 | 60 | 12.6 | $662K | +0.6% | #237 of 527 |
| 7Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 51 | 36 | 12.5 | $669K | −1.5% | #270 of 527 |
| 8Ontario, OR-ID | 50 | 38 | 19.0 | $430K | +5.0% | #284 of 527 |
| 9Klamath Falls, OR | 45 | 42 | 14.5 | $555K | +0.9% | #338 of 527 |
| 10Newport, OR | 43 | 34 | 14.7 | $574K | +0.3% | #351 of 527 |
| 12Hood River, OR | 36 | 23 | 25.7 | $428K | −0.7% | #427 of 527 |
Other business types in the Hood River 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians39
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores41
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Hood River, OR area?
The Hood River area has 23 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 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 the Hood River, OR area spend on pets?
About $9.8M a year, or $1,100 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $428K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,939 households in the Hood River area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hood River, OR area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Hood River area has 25.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.5 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $428K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Hood River area would have about 11, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,788 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Hood River, OR area growing?
Population estimates put the Hood River area at 23,720 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,939 households. The median household income in the Hood River area is $88,947 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.4% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hood River area scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #427 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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