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Pet businesses in Flagler County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #447 of 2,200 scored counties
#23 of 61 scored counties in Florida

Listings
64
12 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
31
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$48.5M
On pets · $921 a household
Spending per listing
$757K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
12.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
140,360
+21.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 pet businesses in Flagler County. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Flagler County comes to about $48.5M a year: $921 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 64 pet businesses, that is $757K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Flagler County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,696 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 101 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $925K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Flagler County.

Population estimates put the population change in Flagler County from 2020 to 2025 at +21.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Flagler County is 66 (upper middle), #447 of 2,200 scored counties and #23 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Flagler 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 Flagler County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureFlagler CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households12.211.410.4
Spending per listing$757K$801K$878K
Households per official establishment1,6961,6261,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+14.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$921$915$909
Median household income$77,363$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 31+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
301
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
101Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6412 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
55The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$925K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
140,360+21.0% since 2020
Households
52,582
Median age
50.8
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
486 sq. mi.
People per square mile
260
Median household income
$77,363+41.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,360
Median home value
$364,900
Jobs located here
27,935
Daytime population
106,888Residents 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 Flagler 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
23Flagler County, FL666412.2$757K+21.0%#447 of 2,200

Other business types in Flagler County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Flagler County, FL?

There are 64 pet businesses on map listings in Flagler County as of September 2026. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 101 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $48.5M a year, or $921 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $757K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,582 households in Flagler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Flagler County has 12.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $757K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Flagler County would have about 55, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,696 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.

How fast is Flagler County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Flagler County at 140,360 people in 2025, up 21.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,582 households. The median household income in Flagler County is $77,363 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.9% 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. Flagler County scores 66 for pet businesses (upper middle), #447 of 2,200 scored counties.

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