Pets · Small-town market · Nevada
Pet businesses in the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA area
How the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #403 of 527 scored small-town markets
#5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Nevada
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On pets · $1,081 a household
- Spending per listing
- $500K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.6
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,154
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Gardnerville Ranchos area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #403 of 527 scored small-town markets and #5 of 5 scored small-town markets based in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Households in the Gardnerville Ranchos area spend about $23.5M a year on pets, or $1,081 per household, 19% above the U.S. average. That works out to $500K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Gardnerville Ranchos area 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 21.6, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 27 businesses with payroll in the Gardnerville Ranchos area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 806 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 the Gardnerville Ranchos area. Population estimates show the Gardnerville Ranchos area grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Gardnerville Ranchos area 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 | Gardnerville Ranchos area | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.6 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $500K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 806 | 2,021 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.0% | +9.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,081 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $91,077 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 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
- 27The 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 the Gardnerville Ranchos area, 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 the Gardnerville Ranchos area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,154+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 21,760
- Median age
- 53.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 35
- Median household income
- $91,077
- Average household income
- $136,528
- Median home value
- $614,900
- Jobs located here
- 19,756
- Daytime population
- 50,164Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Elko, NV | 80 | 13 | 6.4 | $1.5M | +2.1% | #12 of 527 |
| 2Pahrump, NV | 69 | 23 | 10.4 | $811K | +10.3% | #64 of 527 |
| 3Fallon, NV | 56 | 12 | 12.6 | $745K | +1.1% | #196 of 527 |
| 4Winnemucca, NV | 43 | 12 | 17.4 | $539K | 0.0% | #355 of 527 |
| 5Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 38 | 47 | 21.6 | $500K | +0.9% | #403 of 527 |
Other business types in the Gardnerville Ranchos area
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 businesses38
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 pet businesses in the Gardnerville Ranchos area. 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 the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA area spend on pets?
About $23.5M a year, or $1,081 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 $500K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,760 households in the Gardnerville Ranchos area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Gardnerville Ranchos area has 21.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $500K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Gardnerville Ranchos area would have about 27, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 806 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 the Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Gardnerville Ranchos area at 51,154 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,760 households. Median household income in the Gardnerville Ranchos area is $91,077, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Gardnerville Ranchos area scores 38 for pet businesses (lower middle), #403 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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