Pets · County · Oregon
Pet businesses in Malheur County, OR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Malheur County, OR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,798 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8M
- On pets · $781 a household
- Spending per listing
- $473K
- 46% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.5
- 59% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,261
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Malheur County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,798 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Malheur County spend about $8M a year on pets, or $781 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $473K per business, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 17 pet businesses on map listings in Malheur County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.5, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Malheur County in 2023. That is one for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Malheur County grew 1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Malheur 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.
| Measure | Malheur County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.5 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $473K | $806K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,715 | 1,460 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $781 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,519 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 9The 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,261+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,292
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 9,888 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $54,519+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,398
- Median home value
- $248,900
- Jobs located here
- 13,279
- Daytime population
- 34,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Polk County, OR | 72 | 30 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #217 of 2,200 |
| 2Jefferson County, OR | 71 | 10 | 11.3 | $816K | +4.7% | #260 of 2,200 |
| 3Umatilla County, OR | 67 | 30 | 10.5 | $839K | +1.5% | #395 of 2,200 |
| 4Washington County, OR | 63 | 292 | 12.4 | $960K | +1.8% | #539 of 2,200 |
| 5Marion County, OR | 63 | 142 | 11.2 | $851K | +2.7% | #549 of 2,200 |
| 6Yamhill County, OR | 61 | 48 | 12.2 | $841K | +2.2% | #615 of 2,200 |
| 7Multnomah County, OR | 60 | 329 | 9.4 | $1.1M | −2.6% | #645 of 2,200 |
| 8Crook County, OR | 59 | 16 | 14.8 | $662K | +10.6% | #708 of 2,200 |
| 9Benton County, OR | 57 | 50 | 13.0 | $762K | +4.4% | #776 of 2,200 |
| 10Columbia County, OR | 55 | 28 | 13.4 | $737K | +2.6% | #871 of 2,200 |
| 28Malheur County, OR | 33 | 17 | 16.5 | $473K | +1.9% | #1,798 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Malheur 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 businesses33
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding27
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Malheur County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Malheur County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Malheur County, OR spend on pets?
About $8M a year, or $781 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $473K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,292 households in Malheur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Malheur County, OR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Malheur County has 16.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 59% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $473K, 46% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Malheur County would have about 9, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,715 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Malheur County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Malheur County at 32,261 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,292 households. Median household income in Malheur County is $54,519, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Malheur County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,798 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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