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Pet businesses in Collier County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Collier County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #257 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 206
- 41 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 99
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $173.1M
- On pets · $1,044 a household
- Spending per listing
- $840K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,131
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Collier County spend about $173.1M a year on pets, or $1,044 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 206 pet businesses, that is $840K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Collier County has 206 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Collier County in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 258 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $11.2M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Collier County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Collier County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Collier County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #257 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Collier 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 | Collier County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $840K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,676 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,044 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $90,045 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95 → 99+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 909
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 258Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20641 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 197The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $11.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Collier 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 Collier County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,131+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 165,875
- Median age
- 51.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,997 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 199
- Median household income
- $90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,201
- Median home value
- $540,700
- Jobs located here
- 165,588
- Daytime population
- 398,800Residents 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 |
| 11Collier County, FL | 71 | 206 | 12.4 | $840K | +10.6% | #257 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Collier 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians79
- Pet grooming and boarding70
- Pet stores61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Collier County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 206 pet businesses in Collier County. 41 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 99 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 258 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Collier County, FL spend on pets?
About $173.1M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 206 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $840K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Collier County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Collier County has 12.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $840K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Collier County would have about 197, against 206 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,676 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Collier County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #257 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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