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Pet businesses in Tehama County, CA
The pet businesses in Tehama County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,018 of 2,200 scored counties
#41 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 36
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On pets · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $594K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,665
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Tehama County comes to about $21.4M a year: $862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 36 pet businesses, that is $594K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Tehama County has 36 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.5, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Tehama County in 2023. That is one for every 3,541 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Tehama County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Tehama County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,018 of 2,200 scored counties and #41 of 54 scored counties in California.
How Tehama 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 | Tehama County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $594K | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,541 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $862 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 363 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Tehama 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 Tehama County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,665−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,788
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,949 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $63,784+43.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,910
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 18,377
- Daytime population
- 57,669Residents 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 |
| 41Tehama County, CA | 52 | 36 | 14.5 | $594K | −1.7% | #1,018 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Tehama 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 businesses52
- Veterinarians50
- Pet grooming and boarding56
- Pet stores22
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Tehama County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 pet businesses in Tehama County. 3 of them (8%) 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. Another 32 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Tehama County, CA spend on pets?
About $21.4M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $594K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,788 households in Tehama County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Tehama County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Tehama County has 14.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $594K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Tehama County would have about 24, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,541 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Tehama County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Tehama County at 64,665 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,788 households. Median household income in Tehama County is $63,784, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.3%, 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. Tehama County scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,018 of 2,200 scored counties.
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