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Pet businesses in Pinellas County, FL
The pet businesses in Pinellas County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,427 of 2,200 scored counties
#50 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 554
- 94 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 329
- +5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $390M
- On pets · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $704K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 948,563
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 554 pet businesses in Pinellas County. 94 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 12.9 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Pinellas County spend about $390M a year on pets, or $910 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $704K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 329 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pinellas County in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,302 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 761 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $19.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pinellas County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pinellas County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For pet businesses, Pinellas County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,427 of 2,200 scored counties and #50 of 61 scored counties in Florida.
How Pinellas 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 | Pinellas County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $704K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,302 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.8% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $910 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,646 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 311 → 329+5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,090
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $132.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 761Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55494 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 444The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $19.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 948,563−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 428,473
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,518
- Median household income
- $72,646+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,876
- Median home value
- $355,100
- Jobs located here
- 491,465
- Daytime population
- 1,008,495Residents 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 |
| 50Pinellas County, FL | 42 | 554 | 12.9 | $704K | −1.2% | #1,427 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Pinellas 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores32
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Pinellas County, FL?
Pinellas County has 554 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 94 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 329 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 5.8% from 2019. Another 761 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pinellas County, FL spend on pets?
About $390M a year, or $910 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 554 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $704K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 428,473 households in Pinellas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinellas County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Pinellas County has 12.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $704K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pinellas County would have about 444, against 554 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,302 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Pinellas County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Pinellas County at 948,563 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 428,473 households. The median household income in Pinellas County is $72,646 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. 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. Pinellas County scores 42 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,427 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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