Pets · County · Oklahoma
Pet businesses in Creek County, OK
How Creek County, OK 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #368 of 2,200 scored counties
#5 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 30
- 2 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On pets · $805 a household
- Spending per listing
- $758K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,967
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $805 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Creek County spend about $22.7M a year on pets. That is about $758K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 30 pet businesses on map listings in Creek County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.6 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Creek County in 2023. That is one for every 3,531 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 29 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $305K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Creek County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Creek County grew 4.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Creek County is 68 (upper middle), #368 of 2,200 scored counties and #5 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Creek County compares
The same measures for Oklahoma 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 | Creek County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $758K | $660K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,531 | 1,689 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $805 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,338 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 77
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 302 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
- $305K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Creek 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 Creek County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,967+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 28,246
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 950 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 77
- Median household income
- $62,338+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,513
- Median home value
- $182,100
- Jobs located here
- 20,617
- Daytime population
- 58,543Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wagoner County, OK | 91 | 27 | 8.6 | $1.1M | +14.6% | #4 of 2,200 |
| 2Rogers County, OK | 81 | 36 | 9.8 | $943K | +7.1% | #63 of 2,200 |
| 3Canadian County, OK | 79 | 63 | 10.8 | $892K | +20.4% | #93 of 2,200 |
| 4Osage County, OK | 72 | 13 | 7.5 | $1.1M | +2.2% | #219 of 2,200 |
| 5Creek County, OK | 68 | 30 | 10.6 | $758K | +4.4% | #368 of 2,200 |
| 6Tulsa County, OK | 57 | 320 | 11.7 | $745K | +4.2% | #779 of 2,200 |
| 7Carter County, OK | 57 | 25 | 13.1 | $605K | +1.8% | #797 of 2,200 |
| 8Cleveland County, OK | 56 | 142 | 12.2 | $739K | +2.6% | #830 of 2,200 |
| 9Grady County, OK | 56 | 31 | 15.0 | $590K | +7.7% | #842 of 2,200 |
| 10Bryan County, OK | 55 | 30 | 16.3 | $467K | +10.9% | #885 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Creek 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding75
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Creek County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 pet businesses in Creek County. 2 of them (7%) are chain locations. 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 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Creek County, OK spend on pets?
About $22.7M a year, or $805 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $758K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,246 households in Creek County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Creek County, OK compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Creek County has 10.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $758K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Creek County would have about 26, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,531 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Creek County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Creek County at 74,967 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,246 households. Median household income in Creek County is $62,338, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.5%, 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. Creek County scores 68 for pet businesses (upper middle), #368 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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