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Pet stores in Sweetwater County, WY
How Sweetwater County, WY compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 1 chain location (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On pets · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,267
- −2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sweetwater County spend about $16.4M a year on pets, or $939 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet stores, that is $4.1M per store, 9% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Sweetwater County has 4 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That is 2.3 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Sweetwater County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sweetwater County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 pet stores on map listings, Sweetwater County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Sweetwater County compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Sweetwater County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3.5M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 11,060 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +10.0% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.2% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $939 | $943 | $909 |
| Median household income | $75,034 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
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
- 41 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,267−2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 17,502
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 10,427 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $75,034+0.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,925
- Median home value
- $251,400
- Jobs located here
- 21,166
- Daytime population
- 41,848Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Sweetwater County?
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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Natrona County, WY | 50 | 8 | 2.4 | $3.9M | +0.3% | #484 of 974 |
| 2Laramie County, WY | 39 | 13 | 3.0 | $3.2M | +2.2% | #660 of 974 |
| 3Sheridan County, WY | 29 | 12 | 8.7 | $1M | +7.2% | #800 of 974 |
| Sweetwater County, WY | Not scored | 4 | 2.3 | $4.1M | −2.2% |
Other business types in Sweetwater 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians51
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Sweetwater County, WY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 pet stores in Sweetwater County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Sweetwater County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Sweetwater County, WY spend on pets?
About $16.4M a year, or $939 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 17,502 households in Sweetwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sweetwater County, WY compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Sweetwater County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.1M, 9% below 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 Sweetwater County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Sweetwater County at 41,267 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,502 households. The median household income in Sweetwater County is $75,034 a year, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 0.3% 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. Sweetwater County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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