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Pet businesses in Laramie County, WY
The pet businesses in Laramie County, WY, 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 #811 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 14 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 49
- 4 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 38
- +31.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.5M
- On pets · $958 a household
- Spending per listing
- $846K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 102,938
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $958 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Laramie County spend about $41.5M a year on pets. That is about $846K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Laramie County has 49 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.3, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 38 businesses with payroll in Laramie County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 31.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,139 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Laramie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laramie County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Laramie County is 56 (upper middle), #811 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 14 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Laramie County compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Laramie County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 14.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $846K | $641K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,139 | 1,223 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.0% | +19.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $958 | $943 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,173 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 29 → 38+31.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 254
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 494 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Laramie 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 Laramie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 102,938+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 43,279
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,686 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 38
- Median household income
- $80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,407
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 48,452
- Daytime population
- 102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lincoln County, WY | 71 | 6 | 7.2 | $1.4M | +7.8% | #239 of 2,200 |
| 2Campbell County, WY | 62 | 23 | 12.8 | $796K | +2.1% | #582 of 2,200 |
| 3Sweetwater County, WY | 61 | 23 | 13.1 | $714K | −2.2% | #630 of 2,200 |
| 4Teton County, WY | 60 | 9 | 9.2 | $1.5M | −0.2% | #640 of 2,200 |
| 5Albany County, WY | 60 | 23 | 13.5 | $634K | +3.9% | #674 of 2,200 |
| 6Laramie County, WY | 56 | 49 | 11.3 | $846K | +2.2% | #811 of 2,200 |
| 7Uinta County, WY | 48 | 13 | 16.8 | $563K | +1.3% | #1,217 of 2,200 |
| 8Fremont County, WY | 46 | 17 | 11.3 | $749K | +0.7% | #1,267 of 2,200 |
| 9Natrona County, WY | 46 | 47 | 13.9 | $666K | +0.3% | #1,281 of 2,200 |
| 10Carbon County, WY | 38 | 11 | 18.0 | $511K | −3.4% | #1,619 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Laramie 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Laramie County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 49 pet businesses in Laramie County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 38 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 31.0% from 2019. Another 43 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on pets?
About $41.5M a year, or $958 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $846K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laramie County, WY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Laramie County has 11.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $846K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Laramie County would have about 47, against 49 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,139 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. 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. Laramie County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #811 of 2,200 scored counties.
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