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Pet stores in Douglas County, NE
How Douglas County, NE compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #428 of 974 scored counties
#3 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 55
- 17 chain locations (31%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $215.9M
- On pets · $906 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 606,460
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 55 pet stores in Douglas County. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 31%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Douglas County comes to about $215.9M a year: $906 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Douglas County was 24 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 9,935 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $255K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Douglas County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Douglas County grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Douglas County is 53 (upper middle), #428 of 974 scored counties and #3 of 6 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Douglas 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.
| Measure | Douglas County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $4.3M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,935 | 16,975 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −2.1% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $906 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $80,391 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 240.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 352
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $255K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Douglas 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 Douglas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 606,460+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 238,430
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 327 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,809
- Median household income
- $80,391+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,185
- Median home value
- $266,100
- Jobs located here
- 360,817
- Daytime population
- 660,547Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, NE | 70 | 15 | 1.1 | $7.5M | +3.4% | #161 of 974 |
| 2Sarpy County, NE | 64 | 19 | 2.6 | $4M | +9.0% | #258 of 974 |
| 3Douglas County, NE | 53 | 55 | 2.3 | $3.9M | +3.6% | #428 of 974 |
| 4Hall County, NE | 41 | 5 | 2.0 | $3.9M | +1.4% | #635 of 974 |
| 5Buffalo County, NE | 30 | 7 | 3.5 | $2.4M | +1.9% | #781 of 974 |
| 6Lincoln County, NE | 13 | 5 | 3.4 | $2.3M | −3.6% | #940 of 974 |
Other business types in Douglas 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding73
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Douglas County, NE?
Douglas County has 55 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in Douglas County, NE spend on pets?
About $215.9M a year, or $906 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 238,430 households in Douglas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Douglas County, NE compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Douglas County has 2.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Douglas County would have about 48, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,935 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Douglas County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Douglas County at 606,460 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 238,430 households. Median household income in Douglas County is $80,391, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Douglas County scores 53 for pet stores (upper middle), #428 of 974 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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