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Pet businesses in Wallowa County, OR

How Wallowa County, OR compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.9M
On pets · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$482K
45% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.7
70% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,595
+2.6% since 2020

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

What this means

Households in Wallowa County spend about $2.9M a year on pets, or $853 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $482K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Wallowa County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 17.7 for every 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wallowa County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Wallowa County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wallowa 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 Wallowa County, OR compared with Oregon and the U.S.
MeasureWallowa CountyOregonU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.712.610.4
Spending per listing$482K$806K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,4601,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$853$1,014$909
Median household income$67,112$83,011$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored42

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
4Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Wallowa 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 Wallowa County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,595+2.6% since 2020
Households
3,387
Median age
49.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
3,146 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$67,112
Average household income
$83,394
Median home value
$394,800
Jobs located here
2,963
Daytime population
7,503Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Oregon

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The highest-scoring counties in Oregon for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Oregon, with Wallowa 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
Wallowa County, ORNot scored617.7$482K+2.6%

Other business types in Wallowa County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Wallowa County, OR?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 pet businesses in Wallowa County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wallowa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.9M a year, or $853 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $482K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,387 households in Wallowa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wallowa County has 17.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 70% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $482K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wallowa County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Wallowa County, OR growing?

Population estimates put Wallowa County at 7,595 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,387 households. Median household income in Wallowa County is $67,112, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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