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Pet businesses in Douglas County, NV
How Douglas 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 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,768 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23M
- On pets · $1,079 a household
- Spending per listing
- $489K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,111
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Douglas County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,768 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Douglas County spend about $23M a year on pets, or $1,079 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That is about $489K of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Douglas County has 47 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in Douglas County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 790 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $180K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Douglas County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Douglas 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 | Douglas County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $489K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 790 | 2,021 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +9.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,079 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $90,754 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 27+8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 185
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,111+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 21,325
- Median age
- 53.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $90,754+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,388
- Median home value
- $615,400
- Jobs located here
- 19,069
- Daytime population
- 48,760Residents 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 Douglas 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 businesses34
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding34
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Douglas County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 pet businesses in Douglas County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 8.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Douglas County, NV spend on pets?
About $23M a year, or $1,079 per household. That is 19% above the U.S. average (an index of 119, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $489K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,325 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Douglas County has 22.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $489K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Douglas County would have about 26, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 790 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 50,111 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,325 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $90,754, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Douglas County scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,768 of 2,200 scored counties.
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