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Pet businesses in Wahkiakum County, WA

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.8M
On pets · $837 a household
Spending per listing
$1.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
4.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
4,873
+9.6% 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 1 pet business in Wahkiakum County. That is 4.8 per 10,000 households.

At $837 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Wahkiakum County spend about $1.8M a year on pets. That works out to $1.8M per business.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wahkiakum County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Wahkiakum County grew 9.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureWahkiakum CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.810.810.4
Spending per listing$1.8M$1M$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5541,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+10.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.6%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$837$1,131$909
Median household income$62,653$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored69

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Wahkiakum 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 Wahkiakum County

Population, 2025 estimate
4,873+9.6% since 2020
Households
2,100
Median age
53.5
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
263 sq. mi.
People per square mile
18
Median household income
$62,653
Average household income
$83,288
Median home value
$396,800
Jobs located here
701
Daytime population
3,573Residents 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 Wahkiakum 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
Wahkiakum County, WANot scored14.8$1.8M+9.6%

Other business types in Wahkiakum County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Wahkiakum County, WA?

There is 1 pet business on map listings in Wahkiakum County as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Wahkiakum County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $1.8M a year, or $837 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet business on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,100 households in Wahkiakum County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wahkiakum County has 1 pet business on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Wahkiakum County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Wahkiakum County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Wahkiakum County at 4,873 people in 2025, up 9.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,100 households. The median household income in Wahkiakum County is $62,653 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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 Wahkiakum County

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