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Pet stores in Dawson County, NE

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Dawson 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.3M
On pets · $801 a household
Spending per listing
$7.3M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.1
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
24,452
+1.5% 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

At $801 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $7.3M a year on pets. That works out to $7.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There is 1 pet store on map listings in Dawson County as of September 2026. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dawson County grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 pet store on map listings, Dawson County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Dawson 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 Dawson County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureDawson CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.12.02.0
Spending per listing$7.3M$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+1.5%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$801$858$909
Median household income$69,880$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County

Population, 2025 estimate
24,452+1.5% since 2020
Households
9,145
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,014 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$69,880+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,897
Median home value
$166,200
Jobs located here
12,382
Daytime population
24,113Residents 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 Dawson 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
Dawson County, NENot scored11.1$7.3M+1.5%

Other business types in Dawson County

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

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Questions

How many pet stores are in Dawson County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 pet store in Dawson County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $7.3M a year, or $801 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 pet store on map listings, it comes to $7.3M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,145 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dawson County has 1 pet store on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Dawson County would have about 2, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Dawson County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Dawson County at 24,452 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,145 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $69,880 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.1% 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. Dawson County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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