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Pet businesses in Mendocino County, CA
How Mendocino 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,593 of 2,200 scored counties
#49 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 47
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.6M
- On pets · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $673K
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.5
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,122
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 pet businesses in Mendocino County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.5, 30% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Mendocino County comes to about $31.6M a year: $908 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $673K per business, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mendocino County in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,394 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 54 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Mendocino County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Mendocino County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,593 of 2,200 scored counties and #49 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Mendocino 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 | Mendocino County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.5 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $673K | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,394 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $908 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,092 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 25−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 147
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 54Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 475 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,122−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 34,842
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,507 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $68,092+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,438
- Median home value
- $512,200
- Jobs located here
- 29,495
- Daytime population
- 87,475Residents 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 |
| 49Mendocino County, CA | 38 | 47 | 13.5 | $673K | −3.5% | #1,593 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Mendocino 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 businesses38
- Veterinarians28
- Pet grooming and boarding63
- Pet stores25
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Mendocino County, CA?
There are 47 pet businesses on map listings in Mendocino County as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts list 54 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mendocino County, CA spend on pets?
About $31.6M a year, or $908 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $673K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,842 households in Mendocino County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mendocino County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Mendocino County has 13.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $673K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Mendocino County would have about 36, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,394 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Mendocino County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mendocino County at 88,122 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,842 households. The median household income in Mendocino County is $68,092 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. Mendocino County scores 38 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,593 of 2,200 scored counties.
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