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Pet businesses in Hamilton County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hamilton County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On pets · $865 a household
- Spending per listing
- $314K
- 64% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,678
- +2.9% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Hamilton County
The site report maps the pet businesses on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Hamilton County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet businesses in Hamilton County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 27.6 per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $865 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Hamilton County spend about $3.1M a year on pets. Spread across 10 pet businesses, that is $314K per business, 64% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Hamilton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $314K | $727K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,577 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $865 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $83,994 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 36 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,678+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 3,628
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 542 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 17
- Median household income
- $83,994
- Average household income
- $100,726
- Median home value
- $253,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,905
- Daytime population
- 8,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hamilton County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Nebraska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Hamilton County marked.
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 |
| Hamilton County, NE | Not scored | 10 | 27.6 | $314K | +2.9% |
Other business types in Hamilton County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
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 Hamilton County, NE?
Hamilton County has 10 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, NE spend on pets?
About $3.1M a year, or $865 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $314K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,628 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hamilton County has 27.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.7 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $314K, 64% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 4, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Hamilton County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 9,678 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,628 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $83,994 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hamilton County. 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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