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Pet businesses in Tooele County, UT
How Tooele County, UT compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 81 out of 100: High
Ranked #64 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 17 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 32
- 3 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.7M
- On pets · $1,114 a household
- Spending per listing
- $833K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 87,461
- +19.2% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Tooele County has a Groundwork market score of 81 (high): #64 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 17 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in Tooele County spend about $26.7M a year on pets, or $1,114 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $833K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 32 pet businesses on map listings in Tooele County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tooele County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,393 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Tooele County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Tooele 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 | Tooele County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $833K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,393 | 1,717 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +34.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.2% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,114 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $106,587 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 81 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 323 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Tooele 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 Tooele County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 87,461+19.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,925
- Median age
- 32.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 7,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $106,587+43.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,358
- Median home value
- $431,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,741
- Daytime population
- 54,672Residents 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 Tooele 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 businesses81
- Veterinarians93
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores88
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tooele County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 pet businesses in Tooele County. 3 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 59 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tooele County, UT spend on pets?
About $26.7M a year, or $1,114 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $833K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,925 households in Tooele County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tooele County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tooele County has 13.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $833K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tooele County would have about 30, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,393 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Tooele County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Tooele County at 87,461 people in 2025, up 19.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,925 households. Median household income in Tooele County is $106,587, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.0%, 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. Tooele County scores 81 for pet businesses (high), #64 of 2,200 scored counties.
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