Groundwork

Pets · County · Oregon

Pet businesses in Linn County, OR

The pet businesses in Linn County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #970 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 28 scored counties in Oregon

Listings
78
5 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
25
+13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$45.3M
On pets · $893 a household
Spending per listing
$581K
34% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.4
48% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
132,843
+3.0% since 2020

See the pet businesses around any address in Linn County

The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Linn County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in Linn County comes to about $45.3M a year: $893 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $581K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Linn County has 78 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 15.4 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Linn County was 25 in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,029 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Linn County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Linn County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #970 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 28 scored counties in Oregon.

How Linn County 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.

Pet businesses in Linn County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureLinn CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.412.610.4
Spending per listing$581K$806K$878K
Households per official establishment2,0291,4601,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.6%+6.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$893$1,014$909
Median household income$76,329$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market score5342

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
22 → 25+13.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
235
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
71Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
785 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The 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 Linn 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 Linn County

Population, 2025 estimate
132,843+3.0% since 2020
Households
50,729
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
2,290 sq. mi.
People per square mile
57
Median household income
$76,329+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,267
Median home value
$376,400
Jobs located here
46,739
Daytime population
117,614Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Linn County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Linn County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Pet businesses across Oregon

Every Oregon market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Linn County marked.

Top counties in Oregon

Counties in Oregon ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Polk County, OR72309.1$1.1M+2.3%#217 of 2,200
2Jefferson County, OR711011.3$816K+4.7%#260 of 2,200
3Umatilla County, OR673010.5$839K+1.5%#395 of 2,200
4Washington County, OR6329212.4$960K+1.8%#539 of 2,200
5Marion County, OR6314211.2$851K+2.7%#549 of 2,200
6Yamhill County, OR614812.2$841K+2.2%#615 of 2,200
7Multnomah County, OR603299.4$1.1M−2.6%#645 of 2,200
8Crook County, OR591614.8$662K+10.6%#708 of 2,200
9Benton County, OR575013.0$762K+4.4%#776 of 2,200
10Columbia County, OR552813.4$737K+2.6%#871 of 2,200
13Linn County, OR537815.4$581K+3.0%#970 of 2,200

Other business types in Linn County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Linn County, OR?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 78 pet businesses in Linn County. 5 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. Another 71 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Linn County, OR spend on pets?

About $45.3M a year, or $893 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $581K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,729 households in Linn County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Linn County, OR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Linn County has 15.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $581K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Linn County would have about 52, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,029 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Linn County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Linn County at 132,843 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 50,729 households. Median household income in Linn County is $76,329, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. Linn County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #970 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Linn County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Linn County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Linn County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Linn County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.