Pets · County · Oklahoma
Pet businesses in Tulsa County, OK
How Tulsa 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #779 of 2,200 scored counties
#6 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 320
- 69 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 171
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $238.5M
- On pets · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $745K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 698,782
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Tulsa County comes to about $238.5M a year: $875 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 320 pet businesses, that is $745K per business, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 320 pet businesses on map listings in Tulsa County as of September 2026. Of those, 69 are chain locations, or 22%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.7 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tulsa County in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,593 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 253 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $11.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tulsa County.
Population estimates put the population change in Tulsa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Tulsa County is 57 (upper middle), #779 of 2,200 scored counties and #6 of 52 scored counties in Oklahoma.
How Tulsa 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 | Tulsa County | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $745K | $660K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,593 | 1,689 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +9.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $875 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $69,009 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 152 → 171+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,199
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $82M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 253Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32069 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 272The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $11.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 698,782+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 272,422
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 570 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,194
- Median household income
- $69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,310
- Median home value
- $230,400
- Jobs located here
- 375,335
- Daytime population
- 760,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Oklahoma market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Oklahoma for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Oklahoma, with Tulsa County marked.
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 Tulsa 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding66
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tulsa County, OK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 320 pet businesses in Tulsa County. 69 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 171 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 253 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on pets?
About $238.5M a year, or $875 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 320 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $745K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tulsa County has 11.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $745K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 272, against 320 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,593 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?
Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #779 of 2,200 scored counties.
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