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Pet businesses in Emery County, UT
The pet businesses in Emery County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On pets · $897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $774K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.6
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,177
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Emery County. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $897 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Emery County spend about $3.1M a year on pets. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $774K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Emery County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Emery County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Emery County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Emery 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 | Emery County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.6 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $774K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,717 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $897 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 75 |
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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Emery 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 Emery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,177+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 3,453
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.7
- Land area
- 4,463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $74,291+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,609
- Median home value
- $218,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,393
- Daytime population
- 9,887Residents 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 |
| Emery County, UT | Not scored | 4 | 11.6 | $774K | +3.4% |
Other business types in Emery 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Emery County, UT?
Emery County has 4 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Emery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Emery County, UT spend on pets?
About $3.1M a year, or $897 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $774K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,453 households in Emery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emery County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Emery County has 11.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $774K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.
How fast is Emery County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Emery County at 10,177 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,453 households. The median household income in Emery County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.7% 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. Emery County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Emery 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.
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