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Pet businesses in Clark County, NV
How Clark County, 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 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #48 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 705
- 155 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 379
- +7.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $830.8M
- On pets · $963 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,407,226
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Clark County is 82 (high), #48 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
At $963 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $830.8M a year on pets. That works out to $1.2M per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 705 pet businesses on map listings in Clark County as of September 2026. Of those, 155 are chain locations, or 22%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 8.2 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 379 businesses with payroll in Clark County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 7.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,276 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 30 SBA-backed loans worth $32.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clark County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clark County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clark 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.
| Measure | Clark County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,276 | 2,021 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.1% | +9.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $963 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,472 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 354 → 379+7.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 5,442
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $245M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 705155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 946The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 30
- Amount
- $32.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,407,226+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 862,518
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 7,892 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $76,472+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,279
- Median home value
- $431,000
- Jobs located here
- 1,114,493
- Daytime population
- 2,346,318Residents 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 Clark 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 businesses82
- Veterinarians89
- Pet grooming and boarding78
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Clark County, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 705 pet businesses in Clark County. 155 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 379 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 7.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,106 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clark County, NV spend on pets?
About $830.8M a year, or $963 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 705 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 862,518 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, NV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Clark County has 8.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Clark County would have about 946, against 705 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,276 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 2,407,226 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 862,518 households. Median household income in Clark County is $76,472, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Clark County scores 82 for pet businesses (high), #48 of 2,200 scored counties.
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