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Pet businesses in Grays Harbor County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Grays Harbor County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #840 of 2,200 scored counties
#26 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 40
- 7 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.9M
- On pets · $846 a household
- Spending per listing
- $648K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.1
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,144
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 pet businesses in Grays Harbor County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.1 for every 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Grays Harbor County comes to about $25.9M a year: $846 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $648K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Grays Harbor County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,188 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Grays Harbor County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Grays Harbor County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #840 of 2,200 scored counties and #26 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Grays Harbor 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 | Grays Harbor County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $648K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,188 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $846 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $64,414 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 103
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 407 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,144+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 30,628
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,902 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,833
- Median home value
- $314,000
- Jobs located here
- 21,888
- Daytime population
- 66,472Residents 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 |
| 26Grays Harbor County, WA | 56 | 40 | 13.1 | $648K | +3.0% | #840 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grays Harbor 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding60
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grays Harbor County, WA?
Grays Harbor County has 40 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on pets?
About $25.9M a year, or $846 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $648K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grays Harbor County has 13.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $648K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 30, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,188 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #840 of 2,200 scored counties.
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