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Pet businesses in Platte County, NE
The pet businesses in Platte County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #665 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On pets · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $784K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,649
- +3.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Platte County comes to about $11M a year: $804 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $784K per business, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Platte County has 14 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 14%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.3 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Platte County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,951 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 10 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Platte County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Platte County is 60 (upper middle), #665 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Platte 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 | Platte County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $784K | $727K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,951 | 1,577 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $804 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,552 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 46
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Platte 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 Platte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,649+3.9% since 2020
- Households
- 13,658
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 675 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $71,552+14.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,157
- Median home value
- $223,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,463
- Daytime population
- 36,606Residents 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 |
Other business types in Platte 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 businesses60
- Veterinarians33
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Platte County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 pet businesses in Platte County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Platte County, NE spend on pets?
About $11M a year, or $804 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $784K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,658 households in Platte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Platte County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Platte County has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $784K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Platte County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,951 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Platte County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Platte County at 35,649 people in 2025, up 3.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,658 households. Median household income in Platte County is $71,552, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.8%, 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. Platte County scores 60 for pet businesses (upper middle), #665 of 2,200 scored counties.
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