Pets · County · Colorado
Pet stores in Boulder County, CO
How Boulder County, CO 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #647 of 974 scored counties
#14 of 18 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 44
- 12 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −4.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $163.5M
- On pets · $1,194 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.2
- 60% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 328,560
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 44 pet stores in Boulder County. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.2, 60% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Boulder County comes to about $163.5M a year: $1,194 per household, 31% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.7M of household spending for each store on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in Boulder County classed as pet and pet supplies stores, down 4.0% from 2019. That is one for every 5,709 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Boulder County.
Population estimates put the population change in Boulder County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Boulder County is 40 (lower middle), #647 of 974 scored counties and #14 of 18 scored counties in Colorado.
How Boulder County compares
The same measures for Colorado 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 | Boulder County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,709 | 8,273 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.0% | +16.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,194 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $103,994 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 24−4.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 241
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4412 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
- 5
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Boulder 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 Boulder County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 328,560−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 137,008
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 726 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 453
- Median household income
- $103,994+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,846
- Median home value
- $756,300
- Jobs located here
- 190,563
- Daytime population
- 376,803Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Weld County, CO | 83 | 31 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +14.2% | #37 of 974 |
| 2Garfield County, CO | 72 | 5 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +2.7% | #143 of 974 |
| 3Douglas County, CO | 68 | 38 | 2.7 | $5.3M | +10.9% | #195 of 974 |
| 4Denver County, CO | 68 | 72 | 2.1 | $5.2M | +3.2% | #196 of 974 |
| 5Adams County, CO | 63 | 44 | 2.3 | $4.6M | +6.6% | #270 of 974 |
| 6Arapahoe County, CO | 56 | 67 | 2.6 | $4.4M | +2.8% | #384 of 974 |
| 7Broomfield County, CO | 56 | 10 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +6.3% | #386 of 974 |
| 8El Paso County, CO | 51 | 84 | 2.9 | $3.7M | +3.2% | #465 of 974 |
| 9La Plata County, CO | 48 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +2.2% | #519 of 974 |
| 10Mesa County, CO | 47 | 22 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +4.4% | #545 of 974 |
| 14Boulder County, CO | 40 | 44 | 3.2 | $3.7M | −0.7% | #647 of 974 |
Other business types in Boulder 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 businesses51
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Boulder County, CO?
There are 44 pet stores on map listings in Boulder County as of September 2026. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 4.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Boulder County, CO spend on pets?
About $163.5M a year, or $1,194 per household. That is 31% above the U.S. average (an index of 131, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,008 households in Boulder County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boulder County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Boulder County has 3.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 60% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.7M, 18% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Boulder County would have about 36, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,709 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Boulder County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Boulder County at 328,560 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 137,008 households. Median household income in Boulder County is $103,994, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Boulder County scores 40 for pet stores (lower middle), #647 of 974 scored counties.
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