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Pet businesses in Duval County, FL
The pet businesses in Duval County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #393 of 2,200 scored counties
#18 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 427
- 119 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 238
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $364.2M
- On pets · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $853K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.3
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,062,963
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 427 pet businesses in Duval County. Of those, 119 are chain locations, or 28%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.3, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Duval County comes to about $364.2M a year: $877 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $853K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Duval County was 238 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,744 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 457 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $17.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Duval County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Duval County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Duval County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #393 of 2,200 scored counties and #18 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Duval 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 | Duval County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $853K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,744 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $877 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,277 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 210 → 238+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $111.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 457Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 427119 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 415The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $17.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Duval 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 Duval County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,062,963+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 415,128
- Median age
- 38.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 763 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,341
- Median household income
- $71,277+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,654
- Median home value
- $303,500
- Jobs located here
- 590,497
- Daytime population
- 1,135,453Residents 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 |
| 18Duval County, FL | 67 | 427 | 10.3 | $853K | +6.5% | #393 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Duval 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 businesses67
- Veterinarians60
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Duval County, FL?
There are 427 pet businesses on map listings in Duval County as of September 2026. 119 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 238 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Official counts list 457 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Duval County, FL spend on pets?
About $364.2M a year, or $877 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 427 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $853K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 415,128 households in Duval County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Duval County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Duval County has 10.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $853K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Duval County would have about 415, against 427 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,744 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Duval County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Duval County at 1,062,963 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 415,128 households. The median household income in Duval County is $71,277 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Duval County scores 67 for pet businesses (upper middle), #393 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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