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Pet businesses in Whitman County, WA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Whitman County, WA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,279 of 2,200 scored counties
#29 of 31 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.1M
- On pets · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $698K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.3
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,512
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Whitman County comes to about $16.1M a year: $857 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $698K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Whitman County has 23 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.3 per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Whitman County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,440 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Whitman County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Whitman County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,279 of 2,200 scored counties and #29 of 31 scored counties in Washington.
How Whitman 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 | Whitman County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.3 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $698K | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,440 | 1,554 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $857 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $55,406 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 95
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Whitman 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 Whitman County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,512+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,721
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 47%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $55,406+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,165
- Median home value
- $359,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,571
- Daytime population
- 49,541Residents 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 |
| 29Whitman County, WA | 46 | 23 | 12.3 | $698K | +1.5% | #1,279 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Whitman 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 businesses46
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Whitman County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pet businesses in Whitman County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Whitman County, WA spend on pets?
About $16.1M a year, or $857 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $698K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,721 households in Whitman County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Whitman County, WA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Whitman County has 12.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $698K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Whitman County would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,440 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Whitman County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Whitman County at 48,512 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,721 households. Median household income in Whitman County is $55,406, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.6%, 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. Whitman County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,279 of 2,200 scored counties.
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