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Pet businesses in Natrona County, WY
How Natrona County, WY 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,281 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 14 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 47
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On pets · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $666K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,526
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Natrona County comes to about $31.3M a year: $924 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $666K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Natrona County has 47 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Natrona County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,540 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Natrona County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Natrona County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,281 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 14 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Natrona 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 | Natrona County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 14.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $666K | $641K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,540 | 1,223 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.2% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $924 | $943 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,156 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 22
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 478 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Natrona 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 Natrona County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,526+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 33,886
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 5,341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $72,156+15.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,678
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 41,461
- Daytime population
- 82,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wyoming market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Natrona County marked.
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 Natrona 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
- Veterinarians56
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Natrona County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 pet businesses in Natrona County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 42 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Natrona County, WY spend on pets?
About $31.3M a year, or $924 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $666K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,886 households in Natrona County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Natrona County, WY compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Natrona County has 13.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $666K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Natrona County would have about 36, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,540 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Natrona County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Natrona County at 80,526 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,886 households. Median household income in Natrona County is $72,156, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.0%, 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. Natrona County scores 46 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,281 of 2,200 scored counties.
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