Pets · Small-town market · Florida
Pet businesses in the Lake City, FL area
The pet businesses in the Lake City, FL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #115 of 527 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 31
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $21.4M
- On pets · $782 a household
- Spending per listing
- $692K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.3
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 pet businesses in the Lake City area. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 13%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.3 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in the Lake City area comes to about $21.4M a year: $782 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 pet businesses, that is $692K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Lake City area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,110 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lake City area grew 6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lake City area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #115 of 527 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Lake City area 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 | Lake City area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.3 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $692K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,110 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $782 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 the Lake City area, 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 the Lake City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clewiston, FL | 86 | 13 | 7.0 | $1.1M | +18.8% | #6 of 527 |
| 2Palatka, FL | 67 | 28 | 8.9 | $793K | +5.9% | #81 of 527 |
| 3Lake City, FL | 63 | 31 | 11.3 | $692K | +6.2% | #115 of 527 |
| 4Key West-Key Largo, FL | 47 | 48 | 14.0 | $739K | −2.9% | #315 of 527 |
| 5Arcadia, FL | 41 | 18 | 14.0 | $499K | +8.8% | #381 of 527 |
| 6Okeechobee, FL | 34 | 28 | 18.5 | $410K | +7.4% | #439 of 527 |
Other business types in the Lake City area
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 businesses63
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding76
- Pet stores68
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Lake City, FL area?
There are 31 pet businesses on map listings in the Lake City area as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 39 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lake City, FL area spend on pets?
About $21.4M a year, or $782 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $692K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,430 households in the Lake City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake City, FL area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Lake City area has 11.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $692K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Lake City area would have about 24, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,110 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lake City, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake City area at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. The median household income in the Lake City area is $59,205 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lake City area scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #115 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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