Pets · County · Colorado
Pet stores in Fremont County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Fremont County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #817 of 974 scored counties
#17 of 18 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On pets · $832 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 59% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,039
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Fremont County is 28 (lower middle), #817 of 974 scored counties and #17 of 18 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Fremont County spend about $15M a year on pets, or $832 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 59% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 8 pet stores on map listings in Fremont County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 4.5 per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Fremont County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fremont County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fremont 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 | Fremont County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $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 | +2.4% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $832 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,664 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 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
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Fremont 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 Fremont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,039+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 17,976
- Median age
- 46.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,534 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $62,664+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,400
- Median home value
- $324,000
- Jobs located here
- 11,334
- Daytime population
- 42,665Residents 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 |
| 17Fremont County, CO | 28 | 8 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +2.4% | #817 of 974 |
Other business types in Fremont 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 businesses37
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding57
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Fremont County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet stores in Fremont County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Fremont County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Fremont County, CO spend on pets?
About $15M a year, or $832 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $1.9M 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 17,976 households in Fremont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fremont County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Fremont County has 4.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 2.3 times the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $1.9M, 59% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Fremont County would have about 3, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Fremont County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Fremont County at 50,039 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,976 households. The median household income in Fremont County is $62,664 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Fremont County scores 28 for pet stores (lower middle), #817 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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