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Pet businesses in Holmes County, FL
The pet businesses in Holmes County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,038 of 2,200 scored counties
#60 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.8M
- On pets · $691 a household
- Spending per listing
- $441K
- 50% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,119
- +2.7% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Holmes County
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What this means
For pet businesses, Holmes County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #2,038 of 2,200 scored counties and #60 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 pet businesses in Holmes County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 51% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $691 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Holmes County spend about $4.8M a year on pets. That works out to $441K per business, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Holmes County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Holmes County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Holmes 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 | Holmes County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $441K | $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 | +2.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $691 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $49,343 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 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
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,119+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,011
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 479 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $49,343+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $64,997
- Median home value
- $110,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,295
- Daytime population
- 15,999Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Holmes 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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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 |
| 60Holmes County, FL | 24 | 11 | 15.7 | $441K | +2.7% | #2,038 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Holmes 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 businesses24
- 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 Holmes County, FL?
Holmes County has 11 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Holmes County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Holmes County, FL spend on pets?
About $4.8M a year, or $691 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $441K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,011 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holmes County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Holmes County has 15.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $441K, 50% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Holmes County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Holmes County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Holmes County at 20,119 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,011 households. The median household income in Holmes County is $49,343 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.2% 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. Holmes County scores 24 for pet businesses (low), #2,038 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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