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Pet businesses in Okanogan County, WA
The pet businesses in Okanogan County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #593 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 21
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.9M
- On pets · $850 a household
- Spending per listing
- $710K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.0
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,230
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet businesses in Okanogan County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.0 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Okanogan County spend about $14.9M a year on pets, or $850 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $710K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Okanogan County in 2023. That is one for every 1,949 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Okanogan County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Okanogan County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #593 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Okanogan 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 | Okanogan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $710K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,949 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $850 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,207 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The 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 Okanogan 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 Okanogan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,230+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 17,540
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 5,266 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $63,207+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,721
- Median home value
- $299,800
- Jobs located here
- 14,908
- Daytime population
- 43,227Residents 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 |
| 20Okanogan County, WA | 62 | 21 | 12.0 | $710K | +7.3% | #593 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Okanogan 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians45
- Pet grooming and boarding78
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Okanogan County, WA?
There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in Okanogan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 23 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Okanogan County, WA spend on pets?
About $14.9M a year, or $850 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $710K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,540 households in Okanogan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Okanogan County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Okanogan County has 12.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $710K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Okanogan County would have about 17, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,949 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Okanogan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Okanogan County at 45,230 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,540 households. The median household income in Okanogan County is $63,207 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.8% 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. Okanogan County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #593 of 2,200 scored counties.
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