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Pet businesses in Salt Lake County, UT
The pet businesses in Salt Lake County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #190 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 17 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 413
- 87 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 248
- +37.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $471.8M
- On pets · $1,107 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,220,916
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Salt Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #190 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 17 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 413 pet businesses in Salt Lake County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,107 per household (22% above the U.S. average), households in Salt Lake County spend about $471.8M a year on pets. Spread across 413 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 248 businesses with payroll in Salt Lake County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 37.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $18.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Salt Lake County. Population estimates put the population change in Salt Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Salt Lake 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 | Salt Lake County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.7 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,719 | 1,717 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.0% | +34.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,107 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,494 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 73 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 181 → 248+37.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,096
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $141.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 675Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41387 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 537The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $18.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,220,916+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 426,245
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 753 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,590
- Median household income
- $97,494+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,987
- Median home value
- $525,700
- Jobs located here
- 775,993
- Daytime population
- 1,357,402Residents 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 Salt Lake 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 businesses73
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding65
- Pet stores77
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Salt Lake County, UT?
There are 413 pet businesses on map listings in Salt Lake County as of September 2026. 87 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 248 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 37.0% from 2019. Official counts list 675 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Salt Lake County, UT spend on pets?
About $471.8M a year, or $1,107 per household. That is 22% above the U.S. average (an index of 122, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 413 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 426,245 households in Salt Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Salt Lake County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Salt Lake County has 9.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Salt Lake County would have about 537, against 413 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,719 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Salt Lake County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Salt Lake County at 1,220,916 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 426,245 households. The median household income in Salt Lake County is $97,494 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Salt Lake County scores 73 for pet businesses (upper middle), #190 of 2,200 scored counties.
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