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Pet businesses in Lewis County, WA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Lewis County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #297 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 31 scored counties 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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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 pet businesses in Lewis County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.4, 29% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $920 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Lewis County spend about $30.3M a year on pets. That works out to $688K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Lewis County 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. Official counts also show 59 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lewis County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Lewis County has a Groundwork market score of 70 (upper middle): #297 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 31 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Lewis 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.

Pet businesses in Lewis County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureLewis CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.410.810.4
Spending per listing$688K$1M$878K
Households per official establishment2,7431,5541,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/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 score7069

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 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 Lewis 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 Lewis County

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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Pet businesses across Washington

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The highest-scoring counties in Washington for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Lewis County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA93116.9$1.5M+8.0%#1 of 2,200
2Franklin County, WA90196.4$1.6M+5.6%#5 of 2,200
3Mason County, WA87249.2$1.1M+7.8%#16 of 2,200
4Walla Walla County, WA79198.1$1.2M−0.4%#84 of 2,200
5Klickitat County, WA791111.1$827K+6.6%#95 of 2,200
6Jefferson County, WA76169.8$977K+2.7%#142 of 2,200
7Grant County, WA75359.9$910K+6.3%#165 of 2,200
8Yakima County, WA74596.7$1.3M+1.0%#172 of 2,200
9Clark County, WA7421310.9$1M+5.3%#177 of 2,200
10King County, WA739129.7$1.4M+3.1%#187 of 2,200
13Lewis County, WA704413.4$688K+6.7%#297 of 2,200

Other business types in Lewis County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Lewis County, WA?

Lewis County has 44 pet businesses on map listings 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 Lewis County, WA 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 Lewis County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lewis County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Lewis County 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, Lewis County 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 Lewis County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Lewis County 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 Lewis County 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. 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. Lewis County scores 70 for pet businesses (upper middle), #297 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Lewis County

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