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Pet businesses in Lake County, CA
The pet businesses in Lake County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #590 of 2,200 scored counties
#30 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 31
- 7 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On pets · $867 a household
- Spending per listing
- $753K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 67,772
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lake County spend about $23.3M a year on pets, or $867 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $753K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Lake County has 31 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 11.5 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Lake County in 2023. That is one for every 3,368 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Lake County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Lake County is 62 (upper middle), #590 of 2,200 scored counties and #30 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $753K | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,368 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $867 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $60,621 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 67,772−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 26,940
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,255 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,306
- Median home value
- $324,300
- Jobs located here
- 15,936
- Daytime population
- 61,990Residents 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 |
| 30Lake County, CA | 62 | 31 | 11.5 | $753K | −0.6% | #590 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Lake 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 businesses62
- Veterinarians59
- Pet grooming and boarding54
- Pet stores34
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Lake County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 pet businesses in Lake County. 7 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lake County, CA spend on pets?
About $23.3M a year, or $867 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $753K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Lake County has 11.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $753K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Lake County would have about 27, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,368 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 62 for pet businesses (upper middle), #590 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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