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Pet businesses in Polk County, OR
The pet businesses in Polk County, OR, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #217 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 28 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 30
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −21.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On pets · $1,015 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,037
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #217 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 28 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 pet businesses in Polk County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 7%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.1 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Polk County comes to about $33.5M a year: $1,015 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. Spread across 30 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Polk County was 18 in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,833 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Polk County. Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $806K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,833 | 1,460 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −21.7% | +6.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,015 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,118 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 18−21.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 128
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 61Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 302 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,037+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,909
- Median home value
- $454,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,249
- Daytime population
- 71,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oregon market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Polk County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians81
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Polk County, OR?
There are 30 pet businesses on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 21.7% from 2019. Another 61 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Polk County, OR spend on pets?
About $33.5M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, OR compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Polk County has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 38, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,833 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 21.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Polk County scores 72 for pet businesses (upper middle), #217 of 2,200 scored counties.
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