Pets · Small-town market · Colorado
Pet stores in the Edwards, CO area
The pet stores in the Edwards, CO area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #164 of 220 scored small-town markets
#6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Colorado
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26M
- On pets · $1,181 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,291
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 pet stores in the Edwards area. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.5, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in the Edwards area comes to about $26M a year: $1,181 per household, 30% above the U.S. average. Spread across 10 pet stores, that is $2.6M per store, 42% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Edwards area in 2023. That is one for every 5,515 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates show the Edwards area declined 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Edwards area is 39 (lower middle), #164 of 220 scored small-town markets and #6 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Colorado.
How the Edwards area 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 | Edwards area | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $4.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,515 | 8,273 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.2% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,181 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $104,096 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $930K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 the Edwards area, 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 the Edwards area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,291−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 22,058
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $104,096+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,170
- Median home value
- $839,500
- Jobs located here
- 36,343
- Daytime population
- 60,203Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Colorado
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rifle, CO | 83 | 7 | 2.1 | $5M | +1.2% | #10 of 220 |
| 2Durango, CO | 69 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.2M | +2.2% | #34 of 220 |
| 3Steamboat Springs, CO | 58 | 5 | 3.0 | $3.7M | +0.9% | #66 of 220 |
| 4Cañon City, CO | 45 | 8 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +2.4% | #129 of 220 |
| 5Breckenridge, CO | 41 | 8 | 5.1 | $2.3M | +1.1% | #154 of 220 |
| 6Edwards, CO | 39 | 10 | 4.5 | $2.6M | −2.4% | #164 of 220 |
Other business types in the Edwards area
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 businesses36
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding44
- Pet stores39
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Edwards, CO area?
There are 10 pet stores on map listings in the Edwards area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Edwards, CO area spend on pets?
About $26M a year, or $1,181 per household. That is 30% above the U.S. average (an index of 130, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,058 households in the Edwards area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Edwards, CO area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Edwards area has 4.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.6M, 42% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Edwards area would have about 6, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,515 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is the Edwards, CO area growing?
Population estimates put the Edwards area at 54,291 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,058 households. Median household income in the Edwards area is $104,096, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.8%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Edwards area scores 39 for pet stores (lower middle), #164 of 220 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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