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Pet businesses in Bradford County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Bradford County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,785 of 2,200 scored counties
#55 of 61 scored counties in Florida

Listings
13
3 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.2M
On pets · $778 a household
Spending per listing
$555K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.0
35% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
28,307
+0.3% 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

Bradford County scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,785 of 2,200 scored counties and #55 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Bradford County spend about $7.2M a year on pets, or $778 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $555K of household spending for each business on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Bradford County has 13 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 14.0 for every 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bradford County, since they leave out counts under 3. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $545K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bradford County. Population estimates show Bradford County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bradford County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Bradford County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBradford CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.011.410.4
Spending per listing$555K$801K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,6261,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+14.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$778$915$909
Median household income$63,050$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3354

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
133 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$545K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
28,307+0.3% since 2020
Households
9,278
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
294 sq. mi.
People per square mile
95
Median household income
$63,050+37.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,307
Median home value
$212,500
Jobs located here
5,848
Daytime population
23,100Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL85547.7$1.2M+21.1%#26 of 2,200
2Polk County, FL812297.9$1M+19.8%#62 of 2,200
3Jefferson County, FL7958.7$939K+11.1%#91 of 2,200
4St. Lucie County, FL7714610.6$809K+21.4%#126 of 2,200
5Santa Rosa County, FL779112.5$794K+11.7%#127 of 2,200
6Hendry County, FL76128.5$926K+21.5%#145 of 2,200
7Gulf County, FL75610.1$826K+11.7%#167 of 2,200
8Orange County, FL735179.8$971K+6.7%#197 of 2,200
9Osceola County, FL731409.8$874K+23.2%#201 of 2,200
10Hillsborough County, FL7260810.4$918K+7.4%#228 of 2,200
55Bradford County, FL331314.0$555K+0.3%#1,785 of 2,200

Other business types in Bradford County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Bradford County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 13 pet businesses in Bradford County. 3 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Bradford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bradford County, FL spend on pets?

About $7.2M a year, or $778 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $555K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,278 households in Bradford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bradford County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Bradford County has 14.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 35% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $555K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Bradford County would have about 8, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Bradford County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Bradford County at 28,307 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,278 households. Median household income in Bradford County is $63,050, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.3%, 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. Bradford County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,785 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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