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Pet businesses in Sacramento County, CA
The pet businesses in Sacramento County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 80 out of 100: High
Ranked #68 of 2,200 scored counties
#8 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 452
- 136 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 242
- +13.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $612.8M
- On pets · $1,073 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 54% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,618,460
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Sacramento County is 80 (high), #68 of 2,200 scored counties and #8 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 452 pet businesses in Sacramento County. Chain locations make up 30% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Sacramento County comes to about $612.8M a year: $1,073 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. Spread across 452 pet businesses, that is $1.4M per business, 54% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sacramento County in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,360 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $14M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sacramento County. Population estimates put the population change in Sacramento County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sacramento 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 | Sacramento County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,360 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.1% | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,073 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,175 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 80 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 214 → 242+13.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,033
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $149.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 739Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 452136 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 698The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $14M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sacramento 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 Sacramento County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,618,460+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 571,057
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 965 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $92,175+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,155
- Median home value
- $534,200
- Jobs located here
- 724,651
- Daytime population
- 1,607,887Residents 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 |
Other business types in Sacramento 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 businesses80
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding84
- Pet stores75
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Sacramento County, CA?
There are 452 pet businesses on map listings in Sacramento County as of September 2026. 136 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 13.1% from 2019. Official counts list 739 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sacramento County, CA spend on pets?
About $612.8M a year, or $1,073 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 452 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 571,057 households in Sacramento County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sacramento County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sacramento County has 7.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 54% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sacramento County would have about 698, against 452 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,360 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Sacramento County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sacramento County at 1,618,460 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 571,057 households. The median household income in Sacramento County is $92,175 a year, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.3% 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. Sacramento County scores 80 for pet businesses (high), #68 of 2,200 scored counties.
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