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Pet businesses in Pawnee County, OK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Pawnee County, OK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,878 of 2,200 scored counties
#42 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.7M
- On pets · $768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $426K
- 51% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,029
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Pawnee County is 30 (lower middle), #1,878 of 2,200 scored counties and #42 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Pawnee County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 18.0 for every 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Pawnee County spend about $4.7M a year on pets, or $768 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet businesses, that is $426K per business, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pawnee County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,527 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $415K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pawnee County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pawnee County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Pawnee 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 | Pawnee County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $426K | $660K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,527 | 1,689 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $768 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $58,738 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $505K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $415K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,029+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,108
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $58,738+22.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,199
- Median home value
- $131,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,630
- Daytime population
- 12,439Residents 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 |
| 42Pawnee County, OK | 30 | 11 | 18.0 | $426K | +3.1% | #1,878 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Pawnee 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Pawnee County, OK?
Pawnee County has 11 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. 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 also show 8 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pawnee County, OK spend on pets?
About $4.7M a year, or $768 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $426K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,108 households in Pawnee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pawnee County, OK compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Pawnee County has 18.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $426K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pawnee County would have about 5, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,527 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Pawnee County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Pawnee County at 16,029 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,108 households. The median household income in Pawnee County is $58,738 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.4% 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. Pawnee County scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,878 of 2,200 scored counties.
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