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Pet businesses in Cowlitz County, WA
How Cowlitz County, WA 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #331 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 54
- 9 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41M
- On pets · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $760K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 114,885
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Cowlitz County comes to about $41M a year: $934 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 54 pet businesses, that is $760K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 54 pet businesses on map listings in Cowlitz County as of September 2026. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cowlitz County was 18 in 2023. That is one for every 2,441 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cowlitz County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Cowlitz County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #331 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 31 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Cowlitz County 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 | Cowlitz County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $760K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,441 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $934 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,531 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 549 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Cowlitz 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 Cowlitz County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 114,885+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 43,943
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,141 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $76,531+40.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,669
- Median home value
- $397,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 95,784Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Douglas County, WA | 93 | 11 | 6.9 | $1.5M | +8.0% | #1 of 2,200 |
| 2Franklin County, WA | 90 | 19 | 6.4 | $1.6M | +5.6% | #5 of 2,200 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 87 | 24 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +7.8% | #16 of 2,200 |
| 4Walla Walla County, WA | 79 | 19 | 8.1 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #84 of 2,200 |
| 5Klickitat County, WA | 79 | 11 | 11.1 | $827K | +6.6% | #95 of 2,200 |
| 6Jefferson County, WA | 76 | 16 | 9.8 | $977K | +2.7% | #142 of 2,200 |
| 7Grant County, WA | 75 | 35 | 9.9 | $910K | +6.3% | #165 of 2,200 |
| 8Yakima County, WA | 74 | 59 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #172 of 2,200 |
| 9Clark County, WA | 74 | 213 | 10.9 | $1M | +5.3% | #177 of 2,200 |
| 10King County, WA | 73 | 912 | 9.7 | $1.4M | +3.1% | #187 of 2,200 |
| 15Cowlitz County, WA | 69 | 54 | 12.3 | $760K | +3.5% | #331 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cowlitz 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians82
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores65
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cowlitz County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 pet businesses in Cowlitz County. 9 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cowlitz County, WA spend on pets?
About $41M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $760K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,943 households in Cowlitz County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cowlitz County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cowlitz County has 12.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $760K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cowlitz County would have about 47, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,441 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Cowlitz County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Cowlitz County at 114,885 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,943 households. Median household income in Cowlitz County is $76,531, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.4%, 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. Cowlitz County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #331 of 2,200 scored counties.
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