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Pet businesses in San Joaquin County, CA
The pet businesses in San Joaquin County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #19 of 2,200 scored counties
#3 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 187
- 40 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 103
- +1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $263.6M
- On pets · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 60% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.6
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 823,815
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, San Joaquin County has a Groundwork market score of 86 (high): #19 of 2,200 scored counties and #3 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
At $1,075 per household (18% above the U.S. average), households in San Joaquin County spend about $263.6M a year on pets. That works out to $1.4M per business, 60% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
San Joaquin County has 187 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 21%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 7.6 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 103 businesses with payroll in San Joaquin County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,381 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.8M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in San Joaquin County. Population estimates show San Joaquin County grew 5.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How San Joaquin 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 Joaquin County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.6 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,381 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.0% | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,075 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $92,179 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 102 → 103+1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,089
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 226Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18740 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 300The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in San Joaquin 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 Joaquin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 823,815+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 245,250
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,392 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 573
- Median household income
- $92,179+43.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,604
- Median home value
- $530,700
- Jobs located here
- 284,408
- Daytime population
- 748,070Residents 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 Joaquin 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 businesses86
- Veterinarians84
- Pet grooming and boarding91
- Pet stores84
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in San Joaquin County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 187 pet businesses in San Joaquin County. 40 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 103 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 1.0% from 2019. Another 226 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in San Joaquin County, CA spend on pets?
About $263.6M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 187 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 245,250 households in San Joaquin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does San Joaquin County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
San Joaquin County has 7.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.4M, 60% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, San Joaquin County would have about 300, against 187 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. The official count rose 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is San Joaquin County, CA growing?
Population estimates put San Joaquin County at 823,815 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 245,250 households. Median household income in San Joaquin County is $92,179, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.1%, 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. San Joaquin County scores 86 for pet businesses (high), #19 of 2,200 scored counties.
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