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Pet businesses in Scotts Bluff County, NE
The pet businesses in Scotts Bluff County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,822 of 2,200 scored counties
#20 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 22
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.2M
- On pets · $745 a household
- Spending per listing
- $510K
- 42% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.6
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,586
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Scotts Bluff County is 32 (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,200 scored counties and #20 of 25 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in Scotts Bluff County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 9%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.6, 40% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Scotts Bluff County comes to about $11.2M a year: $745 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 22 pet businesses, that is $510K per business, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Scotts Bluff County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 2,154 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $605K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Scotts Bluff County. Population estimates show Scotts Bluff County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Scotts Bluff 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 | Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.6 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $510K | $727K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,154 | 1,577 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $745 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,614 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 36 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 222 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
- 3
- Amount
- $605K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,586−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,078
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 740 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $63,614+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,943
- Median home value
- $168,500
- Jobs located here
- 16,332
- Daytime population
- 35,840Residents 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 |
| 20Scotts Bluff County, NE | 32 | 22 | 14.6 | $510K | −1.3% | #1,822 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Scotts Bluff 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 businesses32
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding21
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Scotts Bluff County, NE?
Scotts Bluff County has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) 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 also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Scotts Bluff County, NE spend on pets?
About $11.2M a year, or $745 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $510K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,078 households in Scotts Bluff County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scotts Bluff County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Scotts Bluff County has 14.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $510K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Scotts Bluff County would have about 13, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,154 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Scotts Bluff County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Scotts Bluff County at 35,586 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,078 households. The median household income in Scotts Bluff County is $63,614 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.9% 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. Scotts Bluff County scores 32 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,822 of 2,200 scored counties.
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