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Pet stores in Tulsa County, OK

How Tulsa County, OK 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #501 of 974 scored counties
#7 of 13 scored counties in Oklahoma

Listings
67
33 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
28
+16.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$238.5M
On pets · $875 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
698,782
+4.2% 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 67 pet stores in Tulsa County. 33 of them (49%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

At $875 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Tulsa County spend about $238.5M a year on pets. Spread across 67 pet stores, that is $3.6M per store, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Tulsa County in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019. That is one for every 9,729 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Tulsa County.

Population estimates put the population change in Tulsa County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Tulsa County is 49 (lower middle), #501 of 974 scored counties and #7 of 13 scored counties in Oklahoma.

How Tulsa County 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 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 Tulsa County, OK compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa CountyOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.51.92.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.3M$4.5M
Households per official establishment9,72916,27513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.7%+11.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$875$832$909
Median household income$69,009$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score4958

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24 → 28+16.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
380
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6733 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
698,782+4.2% since 2020
Households
272,422
Median age
36.9
Homes lived in by their owners
60%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
570 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,194
Median household income
$69,009+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,310
Median home value
$230,400
Jobs located here
375,335
Daytime population
760,837Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Oklahoma

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

Top counties in Oklahoma

Counties in Oklahoma ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wagoner County, OK8351.6$5.8M+14.6%#34 of 974
2Canadian County, OK81111.9$5.1M+20.4%#50 of 974
3Rogers County, OK7471.9$4.9M+7.1%#118 of 974
4Cleveland County, OK64242.1$4.4M+2.6%#256 of 974
5Oklahoma County, OK62621.9$4.5M+3.0%#289 of 974
6Grady County, OK5952.4$3.7M+7.7%#340 of 974
7Tulsa County, OK49672.5$3.6M+4.2%#501 of 974
8Payne County, OK4561.8$4M+2.8%#570 of 974
9Comanche County, OK4292.0$3.9M+0.8%#617 of 974
10Delaware County, OK3252.9$2.6M+3.8%#759 of 974

Other business types in Tulsa County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Tulsa County, OK?

Tulsa County has 67 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, up 16.7% from 2019.

How much do households in Tulsa County, OK spend on pets?

About $238.5M a year, or $875 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 272,422 households in Tulsa County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Tulsa County, OK compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Tulsa County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 21% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Tulsa County would have about 53, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,729 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Tulsa County, OK growing?

Population estimates put Tulsa County at 698,782 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 272,422 households. Median household income in Tulsa County is $69,009, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. Tulsa County scores 49 for pet stores (lower middle), #501 of 974 scored counties.

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