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Pet businesses in Siskiyou County, CA

The pet businesses in Siskiyou County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,749 of 2,200 scored counties
#51 of 54 scored counties in California

Listings
23
2 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.7M
On pets · $823 a household
Spending per listing
$682K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.1
16% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,013
−4.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Siskiyou County is 34 (lower middle), #1,749 of 2,200 scored counties and #51 of 54 scored counties in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on pets in Siskiyou County comes to about $15.7M a year: $823 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23 pet businesses, that is $682K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 23 pet businesses on map listings in Siskiyou County as of September 2026. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Siskiyou County in 2023. That is one for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $323K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Siskiyou County. Population estimates put the population change in Siskiyou County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Siskiyou 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.

Pet businesses in Siskiyou County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSiskiyou CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.19.310.4
Spending per listing$682K$1.2M$878K
Households per official establishment1,3631,8751,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.6%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$823$1,149$909
Median household income$59,095$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score3468

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 14
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$4M
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
232 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
18The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$323K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Siskiyou 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 Siskiyou County

Population, 2025 estimate
42,013−4.5% since 2020
Households
19,079
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
6,279 sq. mi.
People per square mile
7
Median household income
$59,095+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,222
Median home value
$309,500
Jobs located here
13,187
Daytime population
41,151Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for pet businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Siskiyou County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA902210.7$1.2M+8.6%#6 of 2,200
2Yuba County, CA872910.1$927K+8.2%#17 of 2,200
3San Joaquin County, CA861877.6$1.4M+5.5%#19 of 2,200
4Merced County, CA84687.9$1.1M+5.1%#39 of 2,200
5Fresno County, CA822126.5$1.5M+2.6%#45 of 2,200
6Tulare County, CA811067.4$1.2M+2.4%#57 of 2,200
7Kern County, CA812288.0$1.1M+2.3%#59 of 2,200
8Sacramento County, CA804527.9$1.4M+2.0%#68 of 2,200
9Riverside County, CA8078210.1$1.1M+5.0%#71 of 2,200
10Madera County, CA804710.4$919K+7.4%#75 of 2,200
51Siskiyou County, CA342312.1$682K−4.5%#1,749 of 2,200

Other business types in Siskiyou County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Siskiyou County, CA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 pet businesses in Siskiyou County. 2 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Siskiyou County, CA spend on pets?

About $15.7M a year, or $823 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $682K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,079 households in Siskiyou County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Siskiyou County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Siskiyou County has 12.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $682K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Siskiyou County would have about 18, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Siskiyou County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Siskiyou County at 42,013 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,079 households. Median household income in Siskiyou County is $59,095, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Siskiyou County scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,749 of 2,200 scored counties.

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