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Pet stores in Clark County, NV

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #199 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Nevada

Listings
188
70 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
68
+15.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$830.8M
On pets · $963 a household
Spending per listing
$4.4M
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,407,226
+5.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 188 pet stores in Clark County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $963 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Clark County spend about $830.8M a year on pets. That is about $4.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 2% 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 Clark County was 68 in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019. That is one for every 12,684 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $679K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Clark County.

Population estimates show Clark County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #199 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Clark County compares

The same measures for Nevada 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 Clark County, NV compared with Nevada and the U.S.
MeasureClark CountyNevadaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.22.42.0
Spending per listing$4.4M$4.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishment12,68411,23913,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+15.3%+16.3%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$963$975$909
Median household income$76,472$78,260$80,734
Groundwork market score6847

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
59 → 68+15.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,116
Annual payroll, 2023
$37.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
18870 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$679K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
2,407,226+5.8% since 2020
Households
862,518
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
7,892 sq. mi.
People per square mile
295
Median household income
$76,472+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,279
Median home value
$431,000
Jobs located here
1,114,493
Daytime population
2,346,318Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Nevada

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The highest-scoring counties in Nevada for pet stores, numbered among those based in Nevada, with Clark County marked.

Top counties in Nevada

Counties in Nevada ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Clark County, NV681882.2$4.4M+5.8%#199 of 974
2Lyon County, NV6462.5$3.7M+9.5%#261 of 974
3Washoe County, NV49613.1$3.4M+4.4%#502 of 974
4Douglas County, NV3483.8$2.9M+1.2%#729 of 974
5Carson City, NV2893.8$2.4M−0.2%#814 of 974

Other business types in Clark County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Clark County, NV?

Clark County has 188 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 70 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 68 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 15.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Clark County, NV spend on pets?

About $830.8M a year, or $963 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 188 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.4M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 862,518 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Clark County, NV compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Clark County has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.4M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Clark County would have about 184, against 188 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,684 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Clark County, NV growing?

Population estimates put Clark County at 2,407,226 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 862,518 households. Median household income in Clark County is $76,472, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Clark County scores 68 for pet stores (upper middle), #199 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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