Pets · Small-town market · Washington
Pet businesses in the Oak Harbor, WA area
The pet businesses in the Oak Harbor, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #206 of 527 scored small-town markets
#6 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 46
- 4 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.5M
- On pets · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $815K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.8
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,657
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,042 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in the Oak Harbor area spend about $37.5M a year on pets. That works out to $815K per business, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 46 pet businesses on map listings in the Oak Harbor area as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 9%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.8 for every 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Oak Harbor area in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,285 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 95 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Oak Harbor area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Oak Harbor area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Oak Harbor area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #206 of 527 scored small-town markets and #6 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Oak Harbor 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 | Oak Harbor area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.8 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $815K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,285 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.7% | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,042 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $90,551 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28−9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 220
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 464 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Oak Harbor 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 Oak Harbor area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,657−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 35,972
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 209 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 416
- Median household income
- $90,551+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,035
- Median home value
- $593,300
- Jobs located here
- 16,025
- Daytime population
- 70,254Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Washington for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with the Oak Harbor area marked.
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 Oak Harbor 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians64
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores54
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Oak Harbor, WA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 pet businesses in the Oak Harbor area. 4 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 9.7% from 2019. Official counts list 95 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Oak Harbor, WA area spend on pets?
About $37.5M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $815K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,972 households in the Oak Harbor area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Oak Harbor, WA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Oak Harbor area has 12.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $815K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Oak Harbor area would have about 43, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,285 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Oak Harbor, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Oak Harbor area at 85,657 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,972 households. Median household income in the Oak Harbor area is $90,551, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.0%, 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 Oak Harbor area scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #206 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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