Pets · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Pet businesses in the Stillwater, OK area
How the Stillwater, OK area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #447 of 527 scored small-town markets
#14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 53
- 7 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- −9.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.2M
- On pets · $741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $456K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,889
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Stillwater area is 32 (lower middle), #447 of 527 scored small-town markets and #14 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 53 pet businesses in the Stillwater area. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $741 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in the Stillwater area spend about $24.2M a year on pets. Spread across 53 pet businesses, that is $456K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Stillwater area in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $914K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Stillwater area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Stillwater area grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Stillwater area 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 | Stillwater area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $456K | $660K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,630 | 1,689 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.1% | +9.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $741 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,809 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20−9.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 537 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $914K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Stillwater area, 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 the Stillwater area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,889+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 32,609
- Median age
- 32.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 51%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 685 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 121
- Median household income
- $49,809+19.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,380
- Median home value
- $223,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,589
- Daytime population
- 83,345Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Oklahoma for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with the Stillwater area marked.
Top small-town markets in Oklahoma
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ardmore, OK | 64 | 25 | 13.1 | $605K | +1.8% | #105 of 527 |
| 2Duncan, OK | 59 | 22 | 12.5 | $635K | +3.4% | #155 of 527 |
| 3Ponca City, OK | 58 | 19 | 11.3 | $678K | −0.3% | #162 of 527 |
| 4Durant, OK | 58 | 30 | 16.3 | $467K | +10.9% | #168 of 527 |
| 5Altus, OK | 56 | 12 | 12.3 | $652K | +0.1% | #197 of 527 |
| 6McAlester, OK | 51 | 19 | 10.6 | $693K | −1.1% | #268 of 527 |
| 7Ada, OK | 50 | 18 | 11.9 | $663K | +1.2% | #278 of 527 |
| 8Tahlequah, OK | 49 | 28 | 15.0 | $495K | +4.5% | #297 of 527 |
| 9Muskogee, OK | 48 | 34 | 13.2 | $541K | +0.7% | #310 of 527 |
| 10Shawnee, OK | 45 | 44 | 16.3 | $472K | +3.5% | #342 of 527 |
| 14Stillwater, OK | 32 | 53 | 16.3 | $456K | +2.8% | #447 of 527 |
Other business types in the Stillwater area
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 businesses32
- Veterinarians27
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Stillwater, OK area?
The Stillwater area has 53 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Stillwater, OK area spend on pets?
About $24.2M a year, or $741 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $456K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,609 households in the Stillwater area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Stillwater, OK area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Stillwater area has 16.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $456K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Stillwater area would have about 28, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Stillwater, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Stillwater area at 83,889 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,609 households. The median household income in the Stillwater area is $49,809 a year, 38% below 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Stillwater area scores 32 for pet businesses (lower middle), #447 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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