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Pet businesses in San Benito County, CA
The pet businesses in San Benito County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 90 out of 100: Very high
Ranked #6 of 2,200 scored counties
#1 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 22
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25.4M
- On pets · $1,236 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.7
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,082
- +8.6% since 2020
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What this means
San Benito County scores 90 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #6 of 2,200 scored counties and #1 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 pet businesses in San Benito County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.7 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in San Benito County comes to about $25.4M a year: $1,236 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. Spread across 22 pet businesses, that is $1.2M per business, 32% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in San Benito County in 2023. That is one for every 2,937 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show San Benito County grew 8.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How San Benito 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 | San Benito County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.7 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,937 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,236 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $114,394 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 90 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 42Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,082+8.6% since 2020
- Households
- 20,561
- Median age
- 36.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 1,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $143,684
- Median home value
- $793,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,302
- Daytime population
- 57,797Residents 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 San Benito 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 businesses90
- Veterinarians92
- Pet grooming and boarding89
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in San Benito County, CA?
San Benito County has 22 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 42 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in San Benito County, CA spend on pets?
About $25.4M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Benito County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
San Benito County has 10.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 32% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, San Benito County would have about 29, against 22 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,937 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. San Benito County scores 90 for pet businesses (very high), #6 of 2,200 scored counties.
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