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Pet businesses in Stevens County, WA

The pet businesses in Stevens County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #847 of 2,200 scored counties
#27 of 31 scored counties in Washington

Listings
38
1 chain location (3%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On pets · $892 a household
Spending per listing
$455K
48% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.6
88% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,668
+6.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 pet businesses in Stevens County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.6, 88% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $892 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Stevens County spend about $17.3M a year on pets. That works out to $455K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Stevens County in 2023. That is one for every 2,768 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stevens County grew 6.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Stevens County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #847 of 2,200 scored counties and #27 of 31 scored counties in Washington.

How Stevens 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.

Pet businesses in Stevens County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureStevens CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.610.810.4
Spending per listing$455K$1M$878K
Households per official establishment2,7681,5541,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$892$1,131$909
Median household income$69,327$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score5669

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 7
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
381 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Stevens 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 Stevens County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,668+6.6% since 2020
Households
19,374
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
2,477 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$69,327+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,796
Median home value
$350,600
Jobs located here
10,412
Daytime population
40,113Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Washington

Every Washington market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Washington for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Washington, with Stevens County marked.

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Douglas County, WA93116.9$1.5M+8.0%#1 of 2,200
2Franklin County, WA90196.4$1.6M+5.6%#5 of 2,200
3Mason County, WA87249.2$1.1M+7.8%#16 of 2,200
4Walla Walla County, WA79198.1$1.2M−0.4%#84 of 2,200
5Klickitat County, WA791111.1$827K+6.6%#95 of 2,200
6Jefferson County, WA76169.8$977K+2.7%#142 of 2,200
7Grant County, WA75359.9$910K+6.3%#165 of 2,200
8Yakima County, WA74596.7$1.3M+1.0%#172 of 2,200
9Clark County, WA7421310.9$1M+5.3%#177 of 2,200
10King County, WA739129.7$1.4M+3.1%#187 of 2,200
27Stevens County, WA563819.6$455K+6.6%#847 of 2,200

Other business types in Stevens County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Stevens County, WA?

There are 38 pet businesses on map listings in Stevens County as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. 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. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Stevens County, WA spend on pets?

About $17.3M a year, or $892 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $455K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,374 households in Stevens County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Stevens County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Stevens County has 19.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 88% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $455K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Stevens County would have about 20, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,768 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Stevens County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Stevens County at 49,668 people in 2025, up 6.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,374 households. The median household income in Stevens County is $69,327 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Stevens County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #847 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Stevens County

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