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Veterinarians in Pitkin County, CO
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for veterinarians in Pitkin County, CO, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.
- Listings
- 1
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.7M
- On pets · $1,156 a household
- Spending per listing
- $10.7M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 16,625
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,156 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Pitkin County spend about $10.7M a year on pets. That is about $10.7M of household spending for each clinic on map listings. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
There is 1 veterinarian on map listings in Pitkin County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in Pitkin County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,843 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Pitkin County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 veterinarian on map listings, Pitkin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Pitkin 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 veterinarians 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 | Pitkin County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $10.7M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,843 | 2,556 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.2% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,156 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $102,645 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 29
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10 chain locations
- 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 veterinary services in Pitkin 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 Pitkin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,625−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 9,215
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 971 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $102,645+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $192,754
- Median home value
- $1,139,100
- Jobs located here
- 18,787
- Daytime population
- 24,636Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adams County, CO | 87 | 62 | 3.3 | $3.3M | +6.6% | #30 of 1,485 |
| 2Denver County, CO | 82 | 93 | 2.8 | $4M | +3.2% | #61 of 1,485 |
| 3Pueblo County, CO | 76 | 13 | 1.9 | $4.5M | +0.6% | #139 of 1,485 |
| 4Arapahoe County, CO | 76 | 97 | 3.8 | $3M | +2.8% | #151 of 1,485 |
| 5Broomfield County, CO | 75 | 11 | 3.5 | $3.8M | +6.3% | #174 of 1,485 |
| 6Douglas County, CO | 68 | 77 | 5.5 | $2.6M | +10.9% | #324 of 1,485 |
| 7Weld County, CO | 63 | 56 | 4.5 | $2.4M | +14.2% | #436 of 1,485 |
| 8El Paso County, CO | 59 | 128 | 4.4 | $2.4M | +3.2% | #517 of 1,485 |
| 9Routt County, CO | 49 | 6 | 5.3 | $2.3M | +2.0% | #773 of 1,485 |
| 10Jefferson County, CO | 48 | 127 | 5.3 | $2.3M | −0.5% | #787 of 1,485 |
| Pitkin County, CO | Not scored | 1 | 1.1 | $10.7M | −4.2% |
Other business types in Pitkin 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 businesses55
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Pitkin County, CO?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1 veterinarian in Pitkin County. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Pitkin County, CO spend on pets?
About $10.7M a year, or $1,156 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 veterinarian on map listings, it comes to $10.7M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,215 households in Pitkin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pitkin County, CO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Pitkin County has 1 veterinarian on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Pitkin County would have about 4, against 1 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,843 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Pitkin County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Pitkin County at 16,625 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,215 households. Median household income in Pitkin County is $102,645, 27% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Pitkin County has no market score for veterinarians: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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