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Pet businesses in San Juan County, UT

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On pets · $820 a household
Spending per listing
$3.7M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
2.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
14,542
+0.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet business in San Juan County. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households.

Households in San Juan County spend about $3.7M a year on pets, or $820 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.7M per business.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in San Juan County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Juan County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet business on map listings, San Juan County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How San Juan 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.

Pet businesses in San Juan County, UT compared with Utah and the U.S.
MeasureSan Juan CountyUtahU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.210.610.4
Spending per listing$3.7M$1M$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,7171,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+34.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+7.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$820$1,083$909
Median household income$64,481$95,166$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored75

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
10 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,542+0.1% since 2020
Households
4,555
Median age
34.5
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
7,824 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$64,481+42.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,086
Median home value
$224,200
Jobs located here
4,444
Daytime population
14,561Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Utah

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The highest-scoring counties in Utah for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with San Juan County marked.

Top counties in Utah

Counties in Utah ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Utah County, UT871919.4$1.2M+14.5%#15 of 2,200
2Weber County, UT83879.2$1.1M+5.8%#43 of 2,200
3Tooele County, UT813213.4$833K+19.2%#64 of 2,200
4Cache County, UT78378.3$1.2M+8.5%#103 of 2,200
5Duchesne County, UT77811.6$814K+6.3%#125 of 2,200
6Salt Lake County, UT734139.7$1.1M+2.9%#190 of 2,200
7Davis County, UT7113811.9$990K+4.8%#245 of 2,200
8Washington County, UT717310.5$937K+17.4%#249 of 2,200
9Wasatch County, UT691814.0$906K+9.9%#320 of 2,200
10Iron County, UT672311.4$774K+16.4%#403 of 2,200
San Juan County, UTNot scored12.2$3.7M+0.1%

Other business types in San Juan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in San Juan County, UT?

San Juan County has 1 pet business 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 San Juan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 4 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in San Juan County, UT spend on pets?

About $3.7M a year, or $820 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,555 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Juan County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

San Juan County has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, San Juan County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is San Juan County, UT growing?

Population estimates put San Juan County at 14,542 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,555 households. The median household income in San Juan County is $64,481 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.1% 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. San Juan County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in San Juan County

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