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Pet stores in Delta County, CO
The pet stores in Delta County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10.6M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.5M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,178
- +3.6% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Delta County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Delta County comes to about $10.6M a year: $815 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Delta County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Delta County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates put the population change in Delta County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Delta County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Delta 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 | Delta County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.5M | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 8,273 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $57,774 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 44 |
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
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2The 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 Delta 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 Delta County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,178+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 12,959
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,142 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $57,774+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,675
- Median home value
- $343,200
- Jobs located here
- 8,348
- Daytime population
- 28,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Delta County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet stores on map listings by name and distance.
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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 |
| Delta County, CO | Not scored | 3 | 2.3 | $3.5M | +3.6% |
Other business types in Delta 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 businesses28
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Delta County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 pet stores in Delta County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Delta County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Delta County, CO spend on pets?
About $10.6M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,959 households in Delta County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delta County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Delta County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.5M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Delta County would have about 2, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Delta County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Delta County at 32,178 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,959 households. The median household income in Delta County is $57,774 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Delta County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Delta County. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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