Pets · County · Arizona
Pet stores in Navajo County, AZ
How Navajo County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #482 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $30.4M
- On pets · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.3M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 109,946
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet stores in Navajo County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $759 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Navajo County spend about $30.4M a year on pets. Spread across 7 pet stores, that is $4.3M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Navajo County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Navajo County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Navajo County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #482 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Arizona.
How Navajo County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 | Navajo County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.3M | $4.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 14,352 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $759 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $54,606 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 72 |
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
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 and pet supplies stores in Navajo 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 Navajo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 109,946+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 40,063
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $54,606+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $68,874
- Median home value
- $201,500
- Jobs located here
- 26,234
- Daytime population
- 104,760Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Navajo County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 21 | 1.3 | $7.4M | +25.4% | #2 of 974 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 74 | 372 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +5.5% | #116 of 974 |
| 3Pima County, AZ | 67 | 89 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +2.8% | #215 of 974 |
| 4Coconino County, AZ | 66 | 11 | 2.0 | $4.8M | −0.6% | #226 of 974 |
| 5Mohave County, AZ | 56 | 21 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #389 of 974 |
| 6Yavapai County, AZ | 52 | 32 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #449 of 974 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 50 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.3M | +3.0% | #482 of 974 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 47 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #543 of 974 |
| 9Gila County, AZ | 43 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +0.9% | #602 of 974 |
Other business types in Navajo 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 businesses65
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Navajo County, AZ?
There are 7 pet stores on map listings in Navajo County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Navajo County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Navajo County, AZ spend on pets?
About $30.4M a year, or $759 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,063 households in Navajo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Navajo County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Navajo County has 1.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending.
How fast is Navajo County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Navajo County at 109,946 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,063 households. Median household income in Navajo County is $54,606, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Navajo County scores 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #482 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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