Pets · County · Oregon
Pet stores in Polk County, OR
How Polk County, OR 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #151 of 974 scored counties
#2 of 22 scored counties in Oregon
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $33.5M
- On pets · $1,015 a household
- Spending per listing
- $6.7M
- 48% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,037
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,015 per household (12% above the U.S. average), households in Polk County spend about $33.5M a year on pets. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $6.7M per store, 48% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Polk County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 10,995 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #151 of 974 scored counties and #2 of 22 scored counties in Oregon. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Polk County compares
The same measures for Oregon 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 | Polk County | Oregon | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 2.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $6.7M | $3.6M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,995 | 7,741 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +12.7% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,015 | $1,014 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,118 | $83,011 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $652K
- 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
- 7The 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 Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,037+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,986
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 741 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $85,118+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,909
- Median home value
- $454,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,249
- Daytime population
- 71,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oregon
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Marion County, OR | 73 | 19 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +2.7% | #128 of 974 |
| 2Polk County, OR | 71 | 5 | 1.5 | $6.7M | +2.3% | #151 of 974 |
| 3Yamhill County, OR | 58 | 9 | 2.3 | $4.5M | +2.2% | #350 of 974 |
| 4Jackson County, OR | 54 | 18 | 2.0 | $4.7M | −0.9% | #407 of 974 |
| 5Clackamas County, OR | 53 | 45 | 2.7 | $4.2M | +0.9% | #423 of 974 |
| 6Washington County, OR | 51 | 65 | 2.8 | $4.3M | +1.8% | #458 of 974 |
| 7Crook County, OR | 50 | 5 | 4.6 | $2.1M | +10.6% | #492 of 974 |
| 8Umatilla County, OR | 46 | 7 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +1.5% | #554 of 974 |
| 9Linn County, OR | 46 | 14 | 2.8 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #560 of 974 |
| 10Benton County, OR | 42 | 12 | 3.1 | $3.2M | +4.4% | #624 of 974 |
Other business types in Polk 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 businesses72
- Veterinarians81
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Polk County, OR?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet stores in Polk County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Polk County, OR spend on pets?
About $33.5M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $6.7M 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 32,986 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, OR compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Polk County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $6.7M, 48% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Polk County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,995 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, OR growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 90,037 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,986 households. The median household income in Polk County is $85,118 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Polk County scores 71 for pet stores (upper middle), #151 of 974 scored counties.
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