Pets · Small-town market · Washington
Pet stores in the Shelton, WA area
The pet stores in the Shelton, WA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 96 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #1 of 220 scored small-town markets
#1 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Washington
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $25.8M
- On pets · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.2M
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,165
- +7.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Shelton area scores 96 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #1 of 220 scored small-town markets and #1 of 8 scored small-town markets based in Washington. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for pet stores.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 pet stores in the Shelton area. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.9, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in the Shelton area comes to about $25.8M a year: $992 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 5 pet stores, that is $5.2M per store, 14% 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 the Shelton area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Shelton area grew 7.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Shelton area compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Shelton area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $5.2M | $5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,344 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +2.5% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $992 | $1,131 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,270 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 96 | 59 |
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
- 50 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 Shelton 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 Shelton area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,165+7.8% since 2020
- Households
- 26,029
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 960 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 71
- Median household income
- $83,270+44.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,630
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 13,833
- Daytime population
- 54,996Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 96 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +7.8% | #1 of 220 |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 92 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +6.3% | #2 of 220 |
| 3Port Angeles, WA | 71 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +1.1% | #30 of 220 |
| 4Aberdeen, WA | 71 | 8 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +3.0% | #31 of 220 |
| 5Centralia, WA | 67 | 11 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +6.7% | #47 of 220 |
| 6Port Townsend, WA | 58 | 5 | 3.1 | $3.1M | +2.7% | #69 of 220 |
| 7Oak Harbor, WA | 54 | 10 | 2.8 | $3.7M | −1.5% | #91 of 220 |
| 8Ellensburg, WA | 52 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.8M | +4.2% | #100 of 220 |
Other business types in the Shelton 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 businesses88
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding91
- Pet stores96
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Shelton, WA area?
There are 5 pet stores on map listings in the Shelton area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in the Shelton area: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in the Shelton, WA area spend on pets?
About $25.8M a year, or $992 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.2M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,029 households in the Shelton area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shelton, WA area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Shelton area has 1.9 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.2M, 14% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Shelton area would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is the Shelton, WA area growing?
Population estimates put the Shelton area at 71,165 people in 2025, up 7.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,029 households. Median household income in the Shelton area is $83,270, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.5%, 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 Shelton area scores 96 for pet stores (very high), #1 of 220 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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