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Pet businesses in Yuba County, CA
The pet businesses in Yuba County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 87 out of 100: High
Ranked #17 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 54 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 29
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On pets · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $927K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.1
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,691
- +8.2% since 2020
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What this means
Yuba County scores 87 (high) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #17 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 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 29 pet businesses in Yuba County. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.1, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Yuba County comes to about $26.9M a year: $939 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $927K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Yuba County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 5,727 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Yuba County grew 8.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Yuba 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 | Yuba County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.1 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $927K | $1.2M | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,727 | 1,875 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.6% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $939 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,373 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 87 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 291 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Yuba 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 Yuba County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,691+8.2% since 2020
- Households
- 28,635
- Median age
- 35.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $76,373+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,648
- Median home value
- $412,300
- Jobs located here
- 17,377
- Daytime population
- 68,426Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for pet businesses, numbered among those based in California, with Yuba County marked.
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 Yuba 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 businesses87
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding81
- Pet stores80
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Yuba County, CA?
Yuba County has 29 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Yuba County, CA spend on pets?
About $26.9M a year, or $939 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $927K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,635 households in Yuba County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Yuba County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Yuba County has 10.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $927K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Yuba County would have about 31, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,727 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Yuba County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Yuba County at 88,691 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,635 households. The median household income in Yuba County is $76,373 a year, 5% below 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. Yuba County scores 87 for pet businesses (high), #17 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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