Pets · Metro area · Washington
Pet businesses in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area
How the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #237 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 166
- 29 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 93
- +24.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.4M
- On pets · $1,063 a household
- Spending per listing
- $761K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.0
- 35% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 166 pet businesses in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.0 per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,063 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area spend about $126.4M a year on pets. That is about $761K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 93 businesses with payroll in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 24.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,278 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 192 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area is 45 (lower middle), #237 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro 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 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.0 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $761K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,278 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.0% | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,063 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 93+24.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,798
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $78.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 192Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 144The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro 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 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kennewick-Richland, WA | 77 | 113 | 10.5 | $992K | +6.5% | #22 of 387 |
| 2Walla Walla, WA | 76 | 19 | 8.1 | $1.2M | −0.4% | #26 of 387 |
| 3Yakima, WA | 73 | 59 | 6.7 | $1.3M | +1.0% | #37 of 387 |
| 4Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 70 | 49 | 10.3 | $982K | +5.0% | #52 of 387 |
| 5Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 69 | 1,635 | 10.2 | $1.2M | +3.3% | #55 of 387 |
| 6Longview-Kelso, WA | 62 | 54 | 12.3 | $760K | +3.5% | #101 of 387 |
| 7Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 58 | 130 | 12.0 | $959K | +2.7% | #131 of 387 |
| Lewiston, ID-WA | 58 | 28 | 10.5 | $866K | +1.5% | #132 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 57 | 1,161 | 11.5 | $972K | +1.0% | #139 of 387 |
| 8Bellingham, WA | 53 | 112 | 11.9 | $838K | +3.9% | #171 of 387 |
| 11Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 45 | 166 | 14.0 | $761K | +2.8% | #237 of 387 |
Other business types in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area?
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has 166 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 24.0% from 2019. Another 192 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area spend on pets?
About $126.4M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $761K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,899 households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has 14.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $761K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area would have about 144, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,278 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #237 of 387 scored metro areas.
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