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Pet stores in Box Butte County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Box Butte County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.2M
On pets · $720 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
10,494
−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

There are no pet stores on map listings in Box Butte County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Box Butte County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Households in Box Butte County spend about $3.2M a year on pets, or $720 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Box Butte County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Box Butte County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. With no pet stores on map listings, Box Butte County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Box Butte County compares

The same measures for Nebraska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 stores in Box Butte County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureBox Butte CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.02.0
Spending per listingn/a$4.3M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a16,97513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.1%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$720$858$909
Median household income$68,892$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored57

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Box Butte 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 Box Butte County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,494−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,505
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,075 sq. mi.
People per square mile
10
Median household income
$68,892+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,641
Median home value
$166,600
Jobs located here
3,559
Daytime population
10,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for pet stores, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Box Butte County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lancaster County, NE70151.1$7.5M+3.4%#161 of 974
2Sarpy County, NE64192.6$4M+9.0%#258 of 974
3Douglas County, NE53552.3$3.9M+3.6%#428 of 974
4Hall County, NE4152.0$3.9M+1.4%#635 of 974
5Buffalo County, NE3073.5$2.4M+1.9%#781 of 974
6Lincoln County, NE1353.4$2.3M−3.6%#940 of 974
Box Butte County, NENot scored00.0n/a−3.0%

Other business types in Box Butte County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Box Butte County, NE?

Map listings as of September 2026 show no pet stores in Box Butte County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Box Butte County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Box Butte County, NE spend on pets?

About $3.2M a year, or $720 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,505 households in Box Butte County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Box Butte County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Box Butte County has no pet stores on map listings. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Box Butte County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Box Butte County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Box Butte County at 10,494 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,505 households. Median household income in Box Butte County is $68,892, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Box Butte County has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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