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Veterinarians in Routt County, CO
The veterinarians in Routt County, CO, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #773 of 1,485 scored counties
#9 of 28 scored counties in Colorado
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On pets · $1,199 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.3M
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.3
- 61% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,329
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Routt County comes to about $13.5M a year: $1,199 per household, 32% above the U.S. average. Spread across 6 veterinarians, that is $2.3M per clinic, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only veterinarians.
Routt County has 6 veterinarians on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That comes to 5.3 for every 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Routt County classed as veterinary services. That is one for every 1,410 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Routt County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For veterinarians, Routt County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #773 of 1,485 scored counties and #9 of 28 scored counties in Colorado.
How Routt 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 | Routt County | Colorado | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.3M | $2.4M | $2.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 1,410 | 2,556 | 3,767 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.7% | +6.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +3.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,199 | $1,110 | $909 |
| Median household income | $106,489 | $95,470 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Routt 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 Routt County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,329+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 11,281
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,362 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $106,489+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $150,721
- Median home value
- $854,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,001
- Daytime population
- 26,089Residents 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 |
Other business types in Routt 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 businesses47
- Veterinarians49
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many veterinarians are in Routt County, CO?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 veterinarians in Routt County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count veterinary clinics and animal hospitals. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as veterinary services in 2023.
How much do households in Routt County, CO spend on pets?
About $13.5M a year, or $1,199 per household. That is 32% above the U.S. average (an index of 132, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 veterinarians on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per clinic. That spending covers all pets, which veterinarians share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,281 households in Routt County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Routt County, CO compare with the U.S. for veterinarians?
Routt County has 5.3 veterinarians per 10,000 households, 61% above the U.S. rate of 3.3. Spending per clinic is $2.3M, 17% below the U.S. figure of $2.7M. At the U.S. ratio of veterinarians to household spending, Routt County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,410 households, against one for every 3,767 across the U.S.
How fast is Routt County, CO growing?
Population estimates put Routt County at 25,329 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,281 households. Median household income in Routt County is $106,489, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. 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. Routt County scores 49 for veterinarians (lower middle), #773 of 1,485 scored counties.
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