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Pet stores in Iron County, UT
The pet stores in Iron County, UT, 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
- 1 chain location (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.8M
- On pets · $883 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.9M
- 31% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,141
- +16.4% since 2020
See the pet stores around any address in Iron County
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in Iron County. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Households in Iron County spend about $17.8M a year on pets, or $883 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $5.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 31% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Iron County: counts under 3 aren’t published.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Iron County grew 16.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, Iron County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Iron County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Iron County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.9M | $5.9M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 13,391 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $883 | $1,083 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,247 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 76 |
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
- 31 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Iron 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 Iron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,141+16.4% since 2020
- Households
- 20,157
- Median age
- 31.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 3,296 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $66,247+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,495
- Median home value
- $379,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,946
- Daytime population
- 58,964Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Iron 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 Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Utah County, UT | 91 | 37 | 1.8 | $6.2M | +14.5% | #7 of 974 |
| 2Cache County, UT | 89 | 5 | 1.1 | $8.6M | +8.5% | #8 of 974 |
| 3Weber County, UT | 89 | 13 | 1.4 | $7.4M | +5.8% | #9 of 974 |
| 4Tooele County, UT | 88 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +19.2% | #15 of 974 |
| 5Davis County, UT | 83 | 22 | 1.9 | $6.2M | +4.8% | #32 of 974 |
| 6Salt Lake County, UT | 77 | 72 | 1.7 | $6.6M | +2.9% | #75 of 974 |
| 7Washington County, UT | 58 | 17 | 2.4 | $4M | +17.4% | #356 of 974 |
| 8Summit County, UT | 36 | 8 | 5.1 | $2.7M | +1.6% | #698 of 974 |
| Iron County, UT | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +16.4% |
Other business types in Iron 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Iron County, UT?
There are 3 pet stores on map listings in Iron County as of September 2026. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Iron County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Iron County, UT spend on pets?
About $17.8M a year, or $883 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,157 households in Iron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Iron County, UT compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Iron County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.9M, 31% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Iron County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Iron County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Iron County at 67,141 people in 2025, up 16.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,157 households. Median household income in Iron County is $66,247, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Iron 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 Iron 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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