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Pet businesses in Levy County, FL
How Levy County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,883 of 2,200 scored counties
#57 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 42
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.9M
- On pets · $750 a household
- Spending per listing
- $331K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,520
- +12.7% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Levy County has a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle): #1,883 of 2,200 scored counties and #57 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 pet businesses in Levy County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Levy County spend about $13.9M a year on pets, or $750 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $331K per business, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Levy County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,326 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Levy County grew 12.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Levy 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 | Levy County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $331K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,326 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $750 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $56,750 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 422 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 Levy 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 Levy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,520+12.7% since 2020
- Households
- 18,562
- Median age
- 47.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,118 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $56,750+52.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,944
- Median home value
- $190,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,346
- Daytime population
- 37,550Residents 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 |
| 57Levy County, FL | 30 | 42 | 22.6 | $331K | +12.7% | #1,883 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Levy 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding35
- Pet stores36
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Levy County, FL?
There are 42 pet businesses on map listings in Levy County as of September 2026. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Levy County, FL spend on pets?
About $13.9M a year, or $750 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $331K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,562 households in Levy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Levy County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Levy County has 22.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $331K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Levy County would have about 16, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,326 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Levy County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Levy County at 48,520 people in 2025, up 12.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,562 households. The median household income in Levy County is $56,750 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 52.0% 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. Levy County scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,883 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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