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Pet businesses in Colfax County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Colfax County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.
- Listings
- 4
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On pets · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $783K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,934
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Colfax County comes to about $3.1M a year: $845 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 4 pet businesses, that is $783K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 4 pet businesses on map listings in Colfax County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.8, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Colfax County in 2023. That is one for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Colfax County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 pet businesses on map listings, Colfax County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Colfax County compares
The same measures for Nebraska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Colfax County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $783K | $727K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,236 | 1,577 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $845 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $82,530 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $630K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40 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 pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Colfax 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 Colfax County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,934+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,707
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 412 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $82,530+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,003
- Median home value
- $144,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,506
- Daytime population
- 10,234Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cass County, NE | 80 | 12 | 11.1 | $864K | +3.9% | #76 of 2,200 |
| 2Sarpy County, NE | 79 | 68 | 9.2 | $1.1M | +9.0% | #86 of 2,200 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 67 | 239 | 10.0 | $903K | +3.6% | #388 of 2,200 |
| 4Saunders County, NE | 67 | 12 | 13.5 | $697K | +6.0% | #411 of 2,200 |
| 5Lancaster County, NE | 64 | 125 | 9.3 | $903K | +3.4% | #503 of 2,200 |
| 6Platte County, NE | 60 | 14 | 10.3 | $784K | +3.9% | #665 of 2,200 |
| 7Seward County, NE | 58 | 9 | 13.3 | $656K | +2.3% | #748 of 2,200 |
| 8Saline County, NE | 57 | 5 | 9.7 | $853K | +1.9% | #767 of 2,200 |
| 9Hall County, NE | 57 | 23 | 9.4 | $840K | +1.4% | #770 of 2,200 |
| 10York County, NE | 55 | 7 | 12.3 | $667K | +3.3% | #879 of 2,200 |
| Colfax County, NE | Not scored | 4 | 10.8 | $783K | +3.6% |
Other business types in Colfax 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Colfax County, NE?
As of September 2026, map listings count 4 pet businesses in Colfax County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 3 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Colfax County, NE spend on pets?
About $3.1M a year, or $845 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $783K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,707 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colfax County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Colfax County has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $783K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,236 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Colfax County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Colfax County at 10,934 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,707 households. Median household income in Colfax County is $82,530, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Colfax County has no market score for pet businesses: 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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