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Pet businesses in Oklahoma County, OK

How Oklahoma 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #953 of 2,200 scored counties
#12 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
382
74 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
220
+10.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$282.1M
On pets · $860 a household
Spending per listing
$738K
16% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.6
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
822,125
+3.0% 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

At $860 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Oklahoma County spend about $282.1M a year on pets. Spread across 382 pet businesses, that is $738K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Oklahoma County has 382 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 74 are chain locations, or 19%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.6 for every 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 220 businesses with payroll in Oklahoma County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,491 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 315 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $8.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Oklahoma County.

Population estimates put the population change in Oklahoma County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Oklahoma County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #953 of 2,200 scored counties and #12 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Oklahoma 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.

Pet businesses in Oklahoma County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureOklahoma CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.612.610.4
Spending per listing$738K$660K$878K
Households per official establishment1,4911,6891,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.0%+9.0%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$860$832$909
Median household income$66,679$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score5337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
200 → 220+10.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,422
Annual payroll, 2023
$96M
One-person businesses, 2023
315Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
38274 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
321The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$8.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
822,125+3.0% since 2020
Households
328,101
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
709 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,137
Median household income
$66,679+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,887
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
484,332
Daytime population
954,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Oklahoma

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The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Oklahoma County marked.

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK91278.6$1.1M+14.6%#4 of 2,200
2Rogers County, OK81369.8$943K+7.1%#63 of 2,200
3Canadian County, OK796310.8$892K+20.4%#93 of 2,200
4Osage County, OK72137.5$1.1M+2.2%#219 of 2,200
5Creek County, OK683010.6$758K+4.4%#368 of 2,200
6Tulsa County, OK5732011.7$745K+4.2%#779 of 2,200
7Carter County, OK572513.1$605K+1.8%#797 of 2,200
8Cleveland County, OK5614212.2$739K+2.6%#830 of 2,200
9Grady County, OK563115.0$590K+7.7%#842 of 2,200
10Bryan County, OK553016.3$467K+10.9%#885 of 2,200
12Oklahoma County, OK5338211.6$738K+3.0%#953 of 2,200

Other business types in Oklahoma County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Oklahoma County, OK?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 382 pet businesses in Oklahoma County. 74 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 220 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Another 315 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Oklahoma County, OK spend on pets?

About $282.1M a year, or $860 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 382 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $738K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 328,101 households in Oklahoma County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Oklahoma County, OK compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Oklahoma County has 11.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $738K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Oklahoma County would have about 321, against 382 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,491 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Oklahoma County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Oklahoma County at 822,125 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 328,101 households. Median household income in Oklahoma County is $66,679, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Oklahoma County scores 53 for pet businesses (upper middle), #953 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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