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Pet businesses in Maricopa County, AZ
The pet businesses in Maricopa County, AZ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #161 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 13 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 1,744
- 388 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 984
- +16.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.8B
- On pets · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 4,689,558
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Maricopa County has a Groundwork market score of 75 (high): #161 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 13 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in Maricopa County spend about $1.8B a year on pets, or $1,056 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Maricopa County has 1,744 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 388 are chain locations, or 22%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 984 businesses with payroll in Maricopa County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,759 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 67 SBA-backed loans worth $54.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Maricopa County. Population estimates show Maricopa County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Maricopa County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses 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 | Maricopa County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 9.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,759 | 1,912 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.0% | +13.9% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,056 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $89,300 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 76 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 848 → 984+16.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 12,319
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $535.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,448Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,744388 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 2,081The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 67
- Amount
- $54.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 4,689,558+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 1,730,696
- Median age
- 39.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $89,300+38.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,023
- Median home value
- $452,800
- Jobs located here
- 2,317,205
- Daytime population
- 4,768,907Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Maricopa County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 93 | 5.7 | $1.7M | +25.4% | #2 of 2,200 |
| 2Yuma County, AZ | 85 | 52 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #25 of 2,200 |
| 3Graham County, AZ | 77 | 11 | 8.6 | $988K | +4.0% | #120 of 2,200 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 75 | 1,744 | 10.1 | $1M | +5.5% | #161 of 2,200 |
| 5Santa Cruz County, AZ | 71 | 16 | 9.4 | $816K | +4.8% | #259 of 2,200 |
| 6Coconino County, AZ | 69 | 46 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −0.6% | #305 of 2,200 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 69 | 427 | 9.8 | $944K | +2.8% | #318 of 2,200 |
| 8Mohave County, AZ | 68 | 109 | 10.7 | $751K | +6.5% | #370 of 2,200 |
| 9Navajo County, AZ | 65 | 39 | 9.7 | $780K | +3.0% | #483 of 2,200 |
| 10Gila County, AZ | 61 | 27 | 11.4 | $717K | +0.9% | #629 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Maricopa 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 businesses75
- Veterinarians76
- Pet grooming and boarding77
- Pet stores74
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Maricopa County, AZ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,744 pet businesses in Maricopa County. 388 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 984 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,448 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Maricopa County, AZ spend on pets?
About $1.8B a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,744 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,730,696 households in Maricopa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maricopa County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Maricopa County has 10.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1M, 19% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Maricopa County would have about 2,081, against 1,744 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,759 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Maricopa County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Maricopa County at 4,689,558 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,730,696 households. Median household income in Maricopa County is $89,300, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.5%, 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. Maricopa County scores 75 for pet businesses (high), #161 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Maricopa County
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