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Pet businesses in Humboldt County, NV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Humboldt County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,489 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.5M
On pets · $936 a household
Spending per listing
$539K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.4
67% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,267
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 pet businesses in Humboldt County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 17.4 per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Households in Humboldt County spend about $6.5M a year on pets, or $936 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 12 pet businesses, that is $539K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Humboldt County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,728 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 5 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Humboldt County.

Population estimates put the population change in Humboldt County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Humboldt County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,489 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.

How Humboldt 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 Humboldt County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureHumboldt CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.49.210.4
Spending per listing$539K$1.1M$878K
Households per official establishment1,7282,0211,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$936$975$909
Median household income$81,073$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score4181

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$705K
One-person businesses, 2023
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Humboldt 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 Humboldt County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,2670.0% since 2020
Households
6,911
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
9,641 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$81,073+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,890
Median home value
$278,300
Jobs located here
6,951
Daytime population
16,323Residents 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Humboldt County, NV?

Humboldt County has 12 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.5M a year, or $936 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 $539K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,911 households in Humboldt County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Humboldt County has 17.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 67% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $539K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Humboldt County would have about 7, against 12 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,728 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Humboldt County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Humboldt County at 17,267 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,911 households. The median household income in Humboldt County is $81,073 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Humboldt County scores 41 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,489 of 2,200 scored counties.

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