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Pet businesses in St. Lucie County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in St. Lucie County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #126 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 61 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 146
- 19 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +35.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $118.2M
- On pets · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $809K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.6
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 402,449
- +21.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in St. Lucie County is 77 (high), #126 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 61 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet businesses.
Households in St. Lucie County spend about $118.2M a year on pets, or $860 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $809K per business, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
St. Lucie County has 146 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 10.6 per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Lucie County was 50 in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,749 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Lucie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Lucie County grew 21.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Lucie 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 | St. Lucie County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.6 | 11.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $809K | $801K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,749 | 1,626 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.1% | +14.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $860 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,457 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 50+35.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 559
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 231Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14619 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 135The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Lucie 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 St. Lucie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 402,449+21.4% since 2020
- Households
- 137,453
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 630
- Median household income
- $71,457+36.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,466
- Median home value
- $347,300
- Jobs located here
- 89,638
- Daytime population
- 304,916Residents 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 |
Other business types in St. Lucie 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 businesses77
- Veterinarians88
- Pet grooming and boarding74
- Pet stores70
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in St. Lucie County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 146 pet businesses in St. Lucie County. 19 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019. Another 231 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. Lucie County, FL spend on pets?
About $118.2M a year, or $860 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 146 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $809K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 137,453 households in St. Lucie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Lucie County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
St. Lucie County has 10.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $809K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. Lucie County would have about 135, against 146 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,749 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Lucie County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Lucie County at 402,449 people in 2025, up 21.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 137,453 households. Median household income in St. Lucie County is $71,457, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.6%, 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. St. Lucie County scores 77 for pet businesses (high), #126 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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