Pets · Small-town market · Washington
Pet businesses in the Port Angeles, WA area
The pet businesses in the Port Angeles, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #317 of 527 scored small-town markets
#8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 53
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.8M
- On pets · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $600K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,202
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Port Angeles area spend about $31.8M a year on pets, or $907 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 53 pet businesses, that is $600K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Port Angeles area has 53 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in the Port Angeles area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $100K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Port Angeles area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Port Angeles area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Port Angeles area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #317 of 527 scored small-town markets and #8 of 9 scored small-town markets based in Washington.
How the Port Angeles 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 | Port Angeles area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $600K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,252 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.0% | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $907 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,370 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 196
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $100K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,202+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 35,046
- Median age
- 51.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,739 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $70,370+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,407
- Median home value
- $421,800
- Jobs located here
- 23,717
- Daytime population
- 69,279Residents 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 Port Angeles 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 Port Angeles 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Port Angeles, WA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 pet businesses in the Port Angeles area. 8 of them (15%) 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, up 12.0% from 2019. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Port Angeles, WA area spend on pets?
About $31.8M a year, or $907 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $600K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,046 households in the Port Angeles area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Port Angeles, WA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Port Angeles area has 15.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $600K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Port Angeles area would have about 36, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,252 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Port Angeles, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Port Angeles area at 78,202 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,046 households. Median household income in the Port Angeles area is $70,370, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.8%, 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 Port Angeles area scores 47 for pet businesses (lower middle), #317 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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