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Pet businesses in Butte County, CA
The pet businesses in Butte County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #813 of 2,200 scored counties
#36 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 92
- 15 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- +6.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $76.9M
- On pets · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $836K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.0
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,211
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 92 pet businesses in Butte County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 16%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.0 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Butte County spend about $76.9M a year on pets, or $923 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That is about $836K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Butte County in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,736 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 95 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $3.3M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Butte County.
Population estimates show Butte County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Butte County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #813 of 2,200 scored counties and #36 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Butte County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Butte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.0 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $836K | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,736 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.7% | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $923 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,928 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 45 → 48+6.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 509
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 95Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 88The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $3.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,211−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 83,312
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,439
- Median home value
- $424,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,172
- Daytime population
- 203,711Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Benito County, CA | 90 | 22 | 10.7 | $1.2M | +8.6% | #6 of 2,200 |
| 2Yuba County, CA | 87 | 29 | 10.1 | $927K | +8.2% | #17 of 2,200 |
| 3San Joaquin County, CA | 86 | 187 | 7.6 | $1.4M | +5.5% | #19 of 2,200 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 84 | 68 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +5.1% | #39 of 2,200 |
| 5Fresno County, CA | 82 | 212 | 6.5 | $1.5M | +2.6% | #45 of 2,200 |
| 6Tulare County, CA | 81 | 106 | 7.4 | $1.2M | +2.4% | #57 of 2,200 |
| 7Kern County, CA | 81 | 228 | 8.0 | $1.1M | +2.3% | #59 of 2,200 |
| 8Sacramento County, CA | 80 | 452 | 7.9 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #68 of 2,200 |
| 9Riverside County, CA | 80 | 782 | 10.1 | $1.1M | +5.0% | #71 of 2,200 |
| 10Madera County, CA | 80 | 47 | 10.4 | $919K | +7.4% | #75 of 2,200 |
| 36Butte County, CA | 56 | 92 | 11.0 | $836K | −0.5% | #813 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Butte 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Butte County, CA?
Butte County has 92 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 6.7% from 2019. Official counts list 95 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on pets?
About $76.9M a year, or $923 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $836K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Butte County has 11.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $836K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Butte County would have about 88, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,736 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Butte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Butte County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #813 of 2,200 scored counties.
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