Pets · Small-town market · Oklahoma
Pet businesses in the Weatherford, OK area
How the Weatherford, 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #350 of 527 scored small-town markets
#13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma
- Listings
- 17
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.9M
- On pets · $786 a household
- Spending per listing
- $701K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,059
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in the Weatherford area. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 11.2, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $786 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in the Weatherford area spend about $11.9M a year on pets. That is about $701K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Weatherford area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 1,380 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 26 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $270K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Weatherford area.
Population estimates show the Weatherford area declined 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Weatherford area scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #350 of 527 scored small-town markets and #13 of 17 scored small-town markets based in Oklahoma.
How the Weatherford 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 | Weatherford area | Oklahoma | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.2 | 12.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $701K | $660K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,380 | 1,689 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.0% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +4.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $786 | $832 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,977 | $65,039 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 171 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $270K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Weatherford 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 Weatherford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,059−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 15,175
- Median age
- 35.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,992 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $60,977
- Average household income
- $81,638
- Median home value
- $155,000
- Jobs located here
- 13,926
- Daytime population
- 39,124Residents 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 Weatherford 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 |
| 13Weatherford, OK | 43 | 17 | 11.2 | $701K | −0.7% | #350 of 527 |
Other business types in the Weatherford 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 businesses43
- Veterinarians22
- Pet grooming and boarding61
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Weatherford, OK area?
The Weatherford area has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Weatherford, OK area spend on pets?
About $11.9M a year, or $786 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $701K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,175 households in the Weatherford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Weatherford, OK area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Weatherford area has 11.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $701K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Weatherford area would have about 14, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,380 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Weatherford, OK area growing?
Population estimates put the Weatherford area at 39,059 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 15,175 households. The median household income in the Weatherford area is $60,977 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Weatherford area scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #350 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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