Pets · County · Nevada
Pet businesses in Carson City, NV
How Carson City, NV compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,435 of 2,200 scored counties
#7 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 35
- 4 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.8M
- On pets · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $623K
- 29% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 42% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 pet businesses in Carson City. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 11%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.8 per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Carson City spend about $21.8M a year on pets, or $921 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $623K per business, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,481 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carson City declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Carson City scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,435 of 2,200 scored counties and #7 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $623K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,481 | 2,021 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $921 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 164
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 354 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clark County, NV | 82 | 705 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +5.8% | #48 of 2,200 |
| 2Elko County, NV | 80 | 13 | 6.6 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #67 of 2,200 |
| 3Lyon County, NV | 80 | 22 | 9.3 | $1M | +9.5% | #74 of 2,200 |
| 4Washoe County, NV | 71 | 224 | 11.2 | $931K | +4.4% | #251 of 2,200 |
| 5Nye County, NV | 63 | 23 | 10.4 | $811K | +10.3% | #554 of 2,200 |
| 6Churchill County, NV | 49 | 12 | 12.6 | $745K | +1.1% | #1,136 of 2,200 |
| 7Carson City, NV | 42 | 35 | 14.8 | $623K | −0.2% | #1,435 of 2,200 |
| 8Humboldt County, NV | 41 | 12 | 17.4 | $539K | 0.0% | #1,489 of 2,200 |
| 9Douglas County, NV | 34 | 47 | 22.0 | $489K | +1.2% | #1,768 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Carson City
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 businesses42
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding37
- Pet stores28
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Carson City, NV?
There are 35 pet businesses on map listings in Carson City as of September 2026. 4 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on pets?
About $21.8M 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 35 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $623K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Carson City has 14.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 42% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $623K, 29% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Carson City would have about 25, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,481 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 42 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,435 of 2,200 scored counties.
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