Pets · County · Colorado
Pet stores in Garfield County, CO
How Garfield 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #143 of 974 scored counties
#2 of 18 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.6M
- On pets · $1,051 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.9M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,474
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,051 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Garfield County spend about $24.6M a year on pets. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $4.9M per store, 9% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Garfield County has 5 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Garfield County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show Garfield County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Garfield County is 72 (upper middle), #143 of 974 scored counties and #2 of 18 scored counties in Colorado. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Garfield 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 | Garfield County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.9M | $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 | +2.7% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,051 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $91,131 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 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
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,474+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,404
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 2,947 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $91,131+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,996
- Median home value
- $527,800
- Jobs located here
- 23,651
- Daytime population
- 54,459Residents 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 |
Other business types in Garfield 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Garfield County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in Garfield County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Garfield County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Garfield County, CO spend on pets?
About $24.6M a year, or $1,051 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.9M 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 23,404 households in Garfield County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Garfield County, CO compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Garfield County has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.9M, 9% above 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 Garfield County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Garfield County at 63,474 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,404 households. The median household income in Garfield County is $91,131 a year, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.0% 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. Garfield County scores 72 for pet stores (upper middle), #143 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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