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Pet businesses in Washington County, UT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Washington County, UT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #249 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 17 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 73
- 8 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $68.4M
- On pets · $981 a household
- Spending per listing
- $937K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 213,670
- +17.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 73 pet businesses in Washington County. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Washington County spend about $68.4M a year on pets, or $981 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $937K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington County was 49 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,424 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $639K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Washington County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #249 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 17 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $937K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,424 | 1,717 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +34.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $981 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,632 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 75 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 49+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 467
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 738 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $639K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 213,670+17.4% since 2020
- Households
- 69,786
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,428 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 81
- Median household income
- $80,632+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,780
- Median home value
- $510,700
- Jobs located here
- 87,513
- Daytime population
- 200,923Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Utah market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Utah for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Utah, with Washington County marked.
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 Washington 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians86
- Pet grooming and boarding69
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Washington County, UT?
There are 73 pet businesses on map listings in Washington County as of September 2026. 8 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, UT spend on pets?
About $68.4M a year, or $981 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $937K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,786 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Washington County has 10.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $937K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Washington County would have about 78, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,424 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 213,670 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,786 households. The median household income in Washington County is $80,632 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.8% 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. Washington County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #249 of 2,200 scored counties.
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