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Pet businesses in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #128 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 297
- 60 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 154
- +10.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $240.7M
- On pets · $934 a household
- Spending per listing
- $810K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,982
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area spend about $240.7M a year on pets, or $934 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $810K of household spending for each business on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area has 297 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 60 are chain locations, or 20%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.5 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 154 businesses with payroll in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 10.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,673 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 348 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $3.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #128 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $810K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,673 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.8% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $934 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $78,476 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 154+10.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,531
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $59.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 348Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29760 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 274The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $3.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,982+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 257,695
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,015 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 623
- Median household income
- $78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,213
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 240,501
- Daytime population
- 606,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area marked.
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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 businesses59
- Veterinarians67
- Pet grooming and boarding51
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 297 pet businesses in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area. 60 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 154 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 10.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 348 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area spend on pets?
About $240.7M 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 297 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $810K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,695 households in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area has 11.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $810K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area would have about 274, against 297 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,673 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville metro area scores 59 for pet businesses (upper middle), #128 of 387 scored metro areas.
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