Pets · Small-town market · Washington
Pet businesses in the Centralia, WA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Centralia, WA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #31 of 527 scored small-town markets
#4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 44
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $30.3M
- On pets · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $688K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.4
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,062
- +6.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Centralia area scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #31 of 527 scored small-town markets and #4 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 pet businesses in the Centralia area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 5%, 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.
At $920 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Centralia area spend about $30.3M a year on pets. That is about $688K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in the Centralia area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,743 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Centralia area grew 6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Centralia area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Centralia area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $688K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,743 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.7% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $920 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $74,796 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 59Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 442 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 the Centralia area, 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 the Centralia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,062+6.7% since 2020
- Households
- 32,916
- Median age
- 42.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,403 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $74,796+39.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,194
- Median home value
- $385,800
- Jobs located here
- 25,436
- Daytime population
- 72,396Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 88 | 24 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #3 of 527 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 80 | 35 | 9.9 | $910K | +6.3% | #14 of 527 |
| 3Port Townsend, WA | 79 | 16 | 9.8 | $977K | +2.7% | #16 of 527 |
| 4Centralia, WA | 75 | 44 | 13.4 | $688K | +6.7% | #31 of 527 |
| 5Aberdeen, WA | 63 | 40 | 13.1 | $648K | +3.0% | #116 of 527 |
| 6Oak Harbor, WA | 55 | 46 | 12.8 | $815K | −1.5% | #206 of 527 |
| 7Pullman, WA | 55 | 23 | 12.3 | $698K | +1.5% | #212 of 527 |
| 8Port Angeles, WA | 47 | 53 | 15.1 | $600K | +1.1% | #317 of 527 |
| 9Ellensburg, WA | 45 | 37 | 18.5 | $521K | +4.2% | #339 of 527 |
Other business types in the Centralia area
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 businesses75
- Veterinarians94
- Pet grooming and boarding77
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Centralia, WA area?
There are 44 pet businesses on map listings in the Centralia area as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 59 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Centralia, WA area spend on pets?
About $30.3M a year, or $920 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $688K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,916 households in the Centralia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Centralia, WA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Centralia area has 13.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $688K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Centralia area would have about 35, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,743 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Centralia, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Centralia area at 88,062 people in 2025, up 6.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,916 households. The median household income in the Centralia area is $74,796 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.9% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Centralia area scores 75 for pet businesses (high), #31 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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