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Pet stores in the Tulsa, OK metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Tulsa, OK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #192 of 382 scored metro areas
#2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma

Listings
91
43 chain locations (47%)
Official establishments
32
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$353.5M
On pets · $870 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.2
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,273
+5.1% 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 91 pet stores in the Tulsa metro area. Chain locations make up 47% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.2 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in the Tulsa metro area spend about $353.5M a year on pets, or $870 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 91 pet stores, that is $3.9M per store, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 32 businesses with payroll in the Tulsa metro area classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 12,701 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 the Tulsa metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Tulsa metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in the Tulsa metro area is 50 (upper middle), #192 of 382 scored metro areas and #2 of 3 scored metro areas based in Oklahoma.

How the Tulsa metro area 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, OK metro area compared with Oklahoma and the U.S.
MeasureTulsa metro areaOklahomaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.21.92.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$4.3M$4.5M
Households per official establishment12,70116,27513,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+4.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$870$832$909
Median household income$69,359$65,039$80,734
Groundwork market score5058

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
32
Employees, 2023
407
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
9143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
78The 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 the Tulsa metro area, 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 the Tulsa metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,273+5.1% since 2020
Households
406,447
Median age
38.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
6,270 sq. mi.
People per square mile
165
Median household income
$69,359+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$95,898
Median home value
$221,700
Jobs located here
463,622
Daytime population
1,045,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Oklahoma

Every Oklahoma market ranked →

The highest-scoring metro areas in Oklahoma for pet stores, numbered among those based in Oklahoma (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Tulsa metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Oklahoma

Metro areas in Oklahoma ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Fort Smith, AR-OK70111.2$6.4M+3.1%#50 of 382
1Oklahoma City, OK661061.9$4.8M+5.8%#79 of 382
2Tulsa, OK50912.2$3.9M+5.1%#192 of 382
3Lawton, OK3391.9$4M+0.7%#313 of 382

Other business types in the Tulsa metro area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Tulsa, OK metro area?

The Tulsa metro area has 91 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (47%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in the Tulsa, OK metro area spend on pets?

About $353.5M a year, or $870 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 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 406,447 households in the Tulsa metro area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Tulsa metro area has 2.2 pet stores per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Tulsa metro area would have about 78, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,701 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is the Tulsa, OK metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tulsa metro area at 1,069,273 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 406,447 households. Median household income in the Tulsa metro area is $69,359, 14% below 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. The Tulsa metro area scores 50 for pet stores (upper middle), #192 of 382 scored metro areas.

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