Pets · Metro area · Nebraska
Pet businesses in the Grand Island, NE metro area
How the Grand Island, NE metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #249 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 28
- 9 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.9M
- On pets · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $852K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.2
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,076
- +1.5% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in the Grand Island metro area
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 pet businesses in the Grand Island metro area. 9 of them (32%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.2 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Grand Island metro area comes to about $23.9M a year: $787 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $852K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Grand Island metro area in 2023. That is one for every 1,683 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Grand Island metro area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Grand Island metro area is 43 (lower middle), #249 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska.
How the Grand Island metro area 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 | Grand Island metro area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.2 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $852K | $727K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,683 | 1,577 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $787 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,704 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 25Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 289 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 the Grand Island metro 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 Grand Island metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,076+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 30,296
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $69,704+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,207
- Median home value
- $218,400
- Jobs located here
- 39,132
- Daytime population
- 77,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Nebraska for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Grand Island metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Omaha, NE-IA | 64 | 407 | 10.4 | $882K | +4.2% | #89 of 387 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 62 | 42 | 7.6 | $1.1M | +1.0% | #98 of 387 |
| 2Lincoln, NE | 56 | 134 | 9.5 | $886K | +3.3% | #149 of 387 |
| 3Grand Island, NE | 43 | 28 | 9.2 | $852K | +1.5% | #249 of 387 |
Other business types in the Grand Island metro 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians29
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores35
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Grand Island, NE metro area?
There are 28 pet businesses on map listings in the Grand Island metro area as of September 2026. 9 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Grand Island, NE metro area spend on pets?
About $23.9M a year, or $787 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $852K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,296 households in the Grand Island metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Grand Island, NE metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Grand Island metro area has 9.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $852K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Grand Island metro area would have about 27, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,683 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Grand Island, NE metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Grand Island metro area at 78,076 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,296 households. The median household income in the Grand Island metro area is $69,704 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. The Grand Island metro area scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #249 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Grand Island metro area. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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