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Pet businesses in Clay County, FL
The pet businesses in Clay County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #627 of 2,200 scored counties
#29 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 111
- 24 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.1M
- On pets · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $722K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.3
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,593
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 111 pet businesses in Clay County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.3 per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Clay County spend about $80.1M a year on pets, or $957 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That is about $722K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clay County in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,522 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 133 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clay County.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Clay County is 61 (upper middle), #627 of 2,200 scored counties and #29 of 61 scored counties in Florida.
How Clay 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.
| Measure | Clay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $722K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,522 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $957 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,820 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 55+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 721
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 133Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,593+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 83,707
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,935
- Median home value
- $312,500
- Jobs located here
- 60,502
- Daytime population
- 185,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 85 | 54 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +21.1% | #26 of 2,200 |
| 2Polk County, FL | 81 | 229 | 7.9 | $1M | +19.8% | #62 of 2,200 |
| 3Jefferson County, FL | 79 | 5 | 8.7 | $939K | +11.1% | #91 of 2,200 |
| 4St. Lucie County, FL | 77 | 146 | 10.6 | $809K | +21.4% | #126 of 2,200 |
| 5Santa Rosa County, FL | 77 | 91 | 12.5 | $794K | +11.7% | #127 of 2,200 |
| 6Hendry County, FL | 76 | 12 | 8.5 | $926K | +21.5% | #145 of 2,200 |
| 7Gulf County, FL | 75 | 6 | 10.1 | $826K | +11.7% | #167 of 2,200 |
| 8Orange County, FL | 73 | 517 | 9.8 | $971K | +6.7% | #197 of 2,200 |
| 9Osceola County, FL | 73 | 140 | 9.8 | $874K | +23.2% | #201 of 2,200 |
| 10Hillsborough County, FL | 72 | 608 | 10.4 | $918K | +7.4% | #228 of 2,200 |
| 29Clay County, FL | 61 | 111 | 13.3 | $722K | +9.4% | #627 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Clay 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 businesses61
- Veterinarians58
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores52
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Clay County, FL?
Clay County has 111 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 24 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts list 133 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clay County, FL spend on pets?
About $80.1M a year, or $957 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $722K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Clay County has 13.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $722K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Clay County would have about 91, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,522 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #627 of 2,200 scored counties.
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