Pets · Metro area · Nebraska
Pet businesses in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #89 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska
- Listings
- 407
- 63 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 216
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $359.1M
- On pets · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $882K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,009,836
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 407 pet businesses in the Omaha metro area. 63 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Omaha metro area comes to about $359.1M a year: $921 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 407 pet businesses, that is $882K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Omaha metro area was 216 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,805 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 369 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $4.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Omaha metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Omaha metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Omaha metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #89 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 3 scored metro areas based in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Omaha 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 | Omaha metro area | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $882K | $727K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,805 | 1,577 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $921 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 216+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,371
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 369Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 40763 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 409The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $4.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Omaha 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 Omaha metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,009,836+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 389,812
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 4,346 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 226
- Median household income
- $84,829+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,627
- Median home value
- $268,600
- Jobs located here
- 507,201
- Daytime population
- 999,164Residents 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 Omaha 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 Omaha 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores50
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area?
The Omaha metro area has 407 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 63 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 216 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 369 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Omaha, NE-IA metro area spend on pets?
About $359.1M a year, or $921 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 407 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $882K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 389,812 households in the Omaha metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Omaha, NE-IA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Omaha metro area has 10.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $882K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Omaha metro area would have about 409, against 407 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,805 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Omaha, NE-IA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Omaha metro area at 1,009,836 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 389,812 households. The median household income in the Omaha metro area is $84,829 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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 Omaha metro area scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #89 of 387 scored metro areas.
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