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Pet businesses in San Juan County, WA
How San Juan County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #694 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 12
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On pets · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $784K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,577
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in San Juan County spend about $9.4M a year on pets, or $1,044 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $784K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 12 pet businesses on map listings in San Juan County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in San Juan County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,288 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show San Juan County grew 4.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in San Juan County is 59 (upper middle), #694 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How San Juan 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 | San Juan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $784K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,288 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,044 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,800 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 11The 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 San Juan 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 San Juan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,577+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,015
- Median age
- 56.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 174 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 106
- Median household income
- $84,800+33.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,031
- Median home value
- $799,200
- Jobs located here
- 5,552
- Daytime population
- 16,562Residents 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 |
| 23San Juan County, WA | 59 | 12 | 13.3 | $784K | +4.2% | #694 of 2,200 |
Other business types in San Juan 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians44
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in San Juan County, WA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet businesses in San Juan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Juan County, WA spend on pets?
About $9.4M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $784K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,015 households in San Juan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Juan County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
San Juan County has 13.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $784K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, San Juan County would have about 11, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,288 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is San Juan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put San Juan County at 18,577 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,015 households. Median household income in San Juan County is $84,800, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.3%, 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. San Juan County scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #694 of 2,200 scored counties.
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