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Pet businesses in Hamilton County, FL
How Hamilton County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.
- Listings
- 2
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.8M
- On pets · $645 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- Too few listings to compare
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.7
- Too few listings to compare
- Population, 2025
- 14,180
- +3.3% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Hamilton County
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Hamilton County comes to about $2.8M a year: $645 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 pet businesses, that is $1.4M per business.
Hamilton County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 4.7 per 10,000 households.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With 2 pet businesses on map listings, Hamilton County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $645 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $50,144 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 54 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,180+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,281
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,597
- Median home value
- $111,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,582
- Daytime population
- 11,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hamilton County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hamilton County marked.
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 |
| Hamilton County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $1.4M | +3.3% |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hamilton County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet businesses in Hamilton County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, FL spend on pets?
About $2.8M a year, or $645 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hamilton County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 3, against 2 on map listings.
How fast is Hamilton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County has no market score for pet businesses: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Hamilton County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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