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Pet businesses in Del Norte County, CA
How Del Norte 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #419 of 2,200 scored counties
#26 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On pets · $887 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.4
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,410
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Del Norte County comes to about $8.4M a year: $887 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 7 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Del Norte County has 7 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.4, 29% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Del Norte County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Del Norte County declined 4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Del Norte County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #419 of 2,200 scored counties and #26 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Del Norte 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 | Del Norte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,381 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $887 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,058 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $602K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 9Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Del Norte 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 Del Norte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,410−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 9,522
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,006 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $67,058+48.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,665
- Median home value
- $342,000
- Jobs located here
- 7,729
- Daytime population
- 25,295Residents 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 |
| 26Del Norte County, CA | 66 | 7 | 7.4 | $1.2M | −4.4% | #419 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Del Norte 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 businesses66
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Del Norte County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 pet businesses in Del Norte County. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 9 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Del Norte County, CA spend on pets?
About $8.4M a year, or $887 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,522 households in Del Norte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Del Norte County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Del Norte County has 7.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Del Norte County would have about 10, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Del Norte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Del Norte County at 26,410 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,522 households. Median household income in Del Norte County is $67,058, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 48.1%, 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. Del Norte County scores 66 for pet businesses (upper middle), #419 of 2,200 scored counties.
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