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Pet businesses in Cache County, UT
The pet businesses in Cache County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #103 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 17 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 37
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +13.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.2M
- On pets · $972 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,000
- +8.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Cache County is 78 (high), #103 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 17 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Household spending on pets in Cache County comes to about $43.2M a year: $972 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 37 pet businesses on map listings in Cache County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cache County was 25 in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,778 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cache County. Population estimates show Cache County grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cache County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Cache County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,778 | 1,717 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.6% | +34.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.5% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $972 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,665 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 25+13.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 372 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cache 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 Cache County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,000+8.5% since 2020
- Households
- 44,439
- Median age
- 29.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 1,165 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 120
- Median household income
- $81,665+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,827
- Median home value
- $444,400
- Jobs located here
- 60,576
- Daytime population
- 130,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Utah County, UT | 87 | 191 | 9.4 | $1.2M | +14.5% | #15 of 2,200 |
| 2Weber County, UT | 83 | 87 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +5.8% | #43 of 2,200 |
| 3Tooele County, UT | 81 | 32 | 13.4 | $833K | +19.2% | #64 of 2,200 |
| 4Cache County, UT | 78 | 37 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +8.5% | #103 of 2,200 |
| 5Duchesne County, UT | 77 | 8 | 11.6 | $814K | +6.3% | #125 of 2,200 |
| 6Salt Lake County, UT | 73 | 413 | 9.7 | $1.1M | +2.9% | #190 of 2,200 |
| 7Davis County, UT | 71 | 138 | 11.9 | $990K | +4.8% | #245 of 2,200 |
| 8Washington County, UT | 71 | 73 | 10.5 | $937K | +17.4% | #249 of 2,200 |
| 9Wasatch County, UT | 69 | 18 | 14.0 | $906K | +9.9% | #320 of 2,200 |
| 10Iron County, UT | 67 | 23 | 11.4 | $774K | +16.4% | #403 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cache 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 businesses78
- Veterinarians78
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores89
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cache County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 37 pet businesses in Cache County. 2 of them (5%) 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. Official counts list 80 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cache County, UT spend on pets?
About $43.2M a year, or $972 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 44,439 households in Cache County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cache County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cache County has 8.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cache County would have about 49, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,778 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 Cache County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Cache County at 145,000 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 44,439 households. Median household income in Cache County is $81,665, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Cache County scores 78 for pet businesses (high), #103 of 2,200 scored counties.
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