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Pet businesses in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area
How the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #90 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 1,105
- 236 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 627
- +21.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $955M
- On pets · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $864K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,957,672
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,105 pet businesses in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area. 236 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area spend about $955M a year on pets, or $934 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,105 pet businesses, that is $864K per business, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area was 627 in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 1,629 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 38 SBA-backed loans worth $34.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is 64 (upper middle), #90 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro 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 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $864K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,630 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.3% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $934 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,533 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 627+21.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 6,333
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $262M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,629Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,105236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,087The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 38
- Amount
- $34.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,957,672+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,022,315
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,494 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 800
- Median household income
- $78,533+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,415
- Median home value
- $369,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,482,556
- Daytime population
- 2,958,505Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 86 | 54 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +21.1% | #5 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 79 | 229 | 7.9 | $1M | +19.8% | #19 of 387 |
| 3Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 67 | 235 | 11.7 | $774K | +6.5% | #71 of 387 |
| 4Naples-Marco Island, FL | 65 | 206 | 12.4 | $840K | +10.6% | #85 of 387 |
| 5Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 64 | 1,105 | 10.8 | $864K | +10.3% | #90 of 387 |
| 6Jacksonville, FL | 60 | 758 | 11.4 | $827K | +10.7% | #115 of 387 |
| 7Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 60 | 379 | 11.6 | $791K | +14.4% | #116 of 387 |
| 8Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 59 | 2,485 | 10.6 | $884K | +4.2% | #124 of 387 |
| 9Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 59 | 297 | 11.5 | $810K | +9.1% | #128 of 387 |
| 10Sebring, FL | 59 | 45 | 9.6 | $767K | +9.7% | #129 of 387 |
Other business types in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro 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 businesses64
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding62
- Pet stores53
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area?
There are 1,105 pet businesses on map listings in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area as of September 2026. 236 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 627 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 21.3% from 2019. Official counts list 1,629 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area spend on pets?
About $955M a year, or $934 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,105 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $864K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,022,315 households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $864K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area would have about 1,087, against 1,105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,630 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area at 2,957,672 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,022,315 households. The median household income in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is $78,533 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area scores 64 for pet businesses (upper middle), #90 of 387 scored metro areas.
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