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Pet businesses in Elko County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Elko County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #67 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On pets · $986 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 69% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,815
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Elko County has a Groundwork market score of 80 (high): #67 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in Elko County spend about $19.3M a year on pets, or $986 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.5M per business, 69% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 13 pet businesses on map listings in Elko County as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.6, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Elko County in 2023. That is one for every 2,453 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Elko County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Elko 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 | Elko County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,453 | 2,021 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $986 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $86,487 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 66
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Elko 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 Elko County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,815+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 19,627
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 17,173 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $86,487+6.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,650
- Median home value
- $301,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,857
- Daytime population
- 52,062Residents 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 Elko 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 businesses80
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding79
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Elko County, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 pet businesses in Elko County. One of them (8%) is a chain location. 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 also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elko County, NV spend on pets?
About $19.3M a year, or $986 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,627 households in Elko County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elko County, NV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Elko County has 6.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.5M, 69% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Elko County would have about 22, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,453 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Elko County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Elko County at 54,815 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,627 households. Median household income in Elko County is $86,487, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.5%, 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. Elko County scores 80 for pet businesses (high), #67 of 2,200 scored counties.
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