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Pet businesses in Churchill County, NV

The pet businesses in Churchill County, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,136 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On pets · $939 a household
Spending per listing
$745K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.6
21% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,851
+1.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $939 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Churchill County spend about $8.9M a year on pets. That works out to $745K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Churchill County has 12 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.6 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Churchill County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,190 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 25 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Churchill County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Churchill County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,136 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Churchill County 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.

Pet businesses in Churchill County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureChurchill CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.69.210.4
Spending per listing$745K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishment1,1902,0211,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$939$975$909
Median household income$79,163$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4981

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 8
Employees, 2023
61
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
25Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
10The 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 Churchill 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 Churchill County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,851+1.1% since 2020
Households
9,516
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
4,950 sq. mi.
People per square mile
5
Median household income
$79,163+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,538
Median home value
$329,900
Jobs located here
8,037
Daytime population
22,681Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Nevada

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The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Churchill County marked.

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, NV827058.2$1.2M+5.8%#48 of 2,200
2Elko County, NV80136.6$1.5M+2.1%#67 of 2,200
3Lyon County, NV80229.3$1M+9.5%#74 of 2,200
4Washoe County, NV7122411.2$931K+4.4%#251 of 2,200
5Nye County, NV632310.4$811K+10.3%#554 of 2,200
6Churchill County, NV491212.6$745K+1.1%#1,136 of 2,200
7Carson City, NV423514.8$623K−0.2%#1,435 of 2,200
8Humboldt County, NV411217.4$539K0.0%#1,489 of 2,200
9Douglas County, NV344722.0$489K+1.2%#1,768 of 2,200

Other business types in Churchill County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Churchill County, NV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 pet businesses in Churchill County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 25 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Churchill County, NV spend on pets?

About $8.9M a year, or $939 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $745K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,516 households in Churchill County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Churchill County, NV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Churchill County has 12.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $745K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Churchill County would have about 10, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,190 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Churchill County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Churchill County at 25,851 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,516 households. Median household income in Churchill County is $79,163, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.9%, 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. Churchill County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,136 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Churchill County

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