Pets · County · California
Pet businesses in Contra Costa County, CA
How Contra Costa County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #268 of 2,200 scored counties
#21 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 379
- 102 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 247
- +19.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $547.3M
- On pets · $1,321 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.1
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,170,070
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Contra Costa County spend about $547.3M a year on pets, or $1,321 per household, 45% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.4M per business, 64% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 379 pet businesses on map listings in Contra Costa County as of September 2026. Of those, 102 are chain locations, or 27%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.1 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Contra Costa County was 247 in 2023, up 19.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,678 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 690 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $15.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Contra Costa County.
Population estimates show Contra Costa County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Contra Costa County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #268 of 2,200 scored counties and #21 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Contra Costa 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 | Contra Costa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.1 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,678 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.3% | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,321 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $127,229 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 207 → 247+19.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,860
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $161.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 690Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 379102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 623The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $15.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,170,070+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 414,417
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 717 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,625
- Median household income
- $127,229+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $174,872
- Median home value
- $866,800
- Jobs located here
- 382,994
- Daytime population
- 1,022,844Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for pet businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Contra Costa County marked.
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 |
| 21Contra Costa County, CA | 70 | 379 | 9.1 | $1.4M | +0.3% | #268 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Contra Costa 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 businesses70
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores72
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Contra Costa County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 379 pet businesses in Contra Costa County. 102 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 19.3% from 2019. Official counts list 690 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Contra Costa County, CA spend on pets?
About $547.3M a year, or $1,321 per household. That is 45% above the U.S. average (an index of 145, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 379 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 414,417 households in Contra Costa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Contra Costa County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Contra Costa County has 9.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Contra Costa County would have about 623, against 379 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,678 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Contra Costa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Contra Costa County at 1,170,070 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 414,417 households. Median household income in Contra Costa County is $127,229, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. Contra Costa County scores 70 for pet businesses (upper middle), #268 of 2,200 scored counties.
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