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Pet businesses in Nye County, NV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Nye County, NV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #554 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 23
- 2 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.7M
- On pets · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $811K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,336
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Nye County spend about $18.7M a year on pets, or $841 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $811K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Nye County has 23 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Nye County in 2023. That is one for every 1,584 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Nye County.
Population estimates put the population change in Nye County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Nye County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #554 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Nye 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 | Nye County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.4 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $811K | $1.1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,584 | 2,021 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $841 | $975 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,714 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 81 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 88
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Nye 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 Nye County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,336+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 22,175
- Median age
- 52.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 18,182 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $60,714+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,604
- Median home value
- $290,900
- Jobs located here
- 11,921
- Daytime population
- 48,529Residents 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 Nye 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Nye County, NV?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 pet businesses in Nye County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 20 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Nye County, NV spend on pets?
About $18.7M a year, or $841 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $811K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,175 households in Nye County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Nye County, NV compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Nye County has 10.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $811K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Nye County would have about 21, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,584 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Nye County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Nye County at 57,336 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,175 households. Median household income in Nye County is $60,714, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nye County scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #554 of 2,200 scored counties.
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