Market rankings · Pets
Top markets for pet stores
Every U.S. metro area, small-town market and county, ranked by the Groundwork market score for pet stores. The score weighs household spending per store, households per business, population growth and spending power.
- Listings in the U.S.
- 25,966
- 9,904 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 9,921
- −1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $117.5B
- On pets
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- Spending per listing: $4.5M
A site report maps the pet stores on map listings around the address by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 25,966 pet stores in the U.S. Chain locations make up 38% of them. That is 2.0 per 10,000 households.
Households in the U.S. spend about $117.5B a year on pets, or $909 per household. That is about $4.5M of household spending for each store on map listings. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the U.S. was 9,921 in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019. They employ 122,102 people, with $3.7B in annual payroll.
The Midland, TX metro area has the highest market score for pet stores among 382 scored metro areas, at 94. In the 10 highest-scoring metro areas, the median spending per store is 50% above the U.S. figure, and the median rate of listings per household is 25% below the U.S. rate.
Top markets
These tables (CSV)Ranked by the Groundwork market score, which weighs household spending per competitor, households per business with payroll, population growth and spending power against every other market of the same kind. How the score works.
Top metro areas of 1 million people or more
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 86 | 337 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +3.3% |
| 13Birmingham, AL | 78 | 56 | 1.2 | $7.4M | +1.4% |
| 17Fresno, CA | 77 | 60 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +3.2% |
| 18Richmond, VA | 77 | 95 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +5.5% |
| 20San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 75 | 97 | 1.4 | $10.4M | −0.6% |
| 22Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 75 | 77 | 1.7 | $6.5M | +3.8% |
| 23Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 75 | 500 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +10.3% |
| 27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 74 | 426 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +5.9% |
| 32Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 156 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +8.7% |
| 33Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 73 | 581 | 2.0 | $5.1M | +10.6% |
| 35Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 73 | 393 | 2.1 | $5M | +7.3% |
| 40Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 72 | 186 | 1.7 | $6.6M | +0.4% |
| 53Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 70 | 207 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +14.0% |
| 55Raleigh-Cary, NC | 70 | 125 | 2.2 | $5M | +12.6% |
| 72Urban Honolulu, HI | 67 | 57 | 1.7 | $7M | −2.3% |
Top 50 metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Midland, TX | 94 | 8 | 1.1 | $9.1M | +9.8% |
| 2Logan, UT-ID | 91 | 6 | 1.2 | $8M | +8.8% |
| 3Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | 91 | 37 | 1.8 | $6.3M | +14.5% |
| 4Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 89 | 9 | 1.3 | $6.9M | +21.1% |
| 5Ogden, UT | 87 | 36 | 1.7 | $6.6M | +5.3% |
| 6Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 86 | 337 | 1.4 | $8.9M | +3.3% |
| 7Idaho Falls, ID | 85 | 9 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +9.8% |
| 8Stockton-Lodi, CA | 84 | 43 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +5.5% |
| 9Odessa, TX | 83 | 6 | 0.9 | $9.4M | +5.0% |
| 10Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 82 | 40 | 1.6 | $6.2M | +7.5% |
| 11Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 81 | 19 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +7.1% |
| 12Lynchburg, VA | 78 | 11 | 1.1 | $7.9M | +2.9% |
| 13Birmingham, AL | 78 | 56 | 1.2 | $7.4M | +1.4% |
| 14Auburn-Opelika, AL | 78 | 11 | 1.4 | $5.8M | +7.1% |
| 15Greeley, CO | 78 | 31 | 2.5 | $4.3M | +14.2% |
| 16Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 77 | 28 | 1.2 | $7.2M | +4.7% |
| 17Fresno, CA | 77 | 60 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +3.2% |
| 18Richmond, VA | 77 | 95 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +5.5% |
| 19Gainesville, GA | 76 | 11 | 1.5 | $6.4M | +11.4% |
| 20San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 75 | 97 | 1.4 | $10.4M | −0.6% |
| 21Napa, CA | 75 | 6 | 1.2 | $10.2M | −3.3% |
| 22Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 75 | 77 | 1.7 | $6.5M | +3.8% |
| 23Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 75 | 500 | 1.9 | $5.3M | +10.3% |
| 24Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 74 | 9 | 1.6 | $7M | −2.5% |
| 25Greenville, NC | 74 | 9 | 1.2 | $6.5M | +5.4% |
| 26Kennewick-Richland, WA | 74 | 19 | 1.8 | $5.9M | +6.5% |
| 27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 74 | 426 | 1.8 | $5.6M | +5.9% |
| 28Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 74 | 45 | 1.9 | $5.1M | +3.5% |
| 29Champaign-Urbana, IL | 73 | 9 | 0.9 | $8.8M | +1.5% |
| 30Baton Rouge, LA | 73 | 52 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +2.1% |
| 31Laredo, TX | 73 | 12 | 1.5 | $5.4M | +5.2% |
| 32Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 73 | 156 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +8.7% |
| 33Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 73 | 581 | 2.0 | $5.1M | +10.6% |
| 34Spartanburg, SC | 73 | 23 | 1.6 | $5.1M | +14.3% |
| 35Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 73 | 393 | 2.1 | $5M | +7.3% |
| 36Jefferson City, MO | 72 | 6 | 1.0 | $8M | +2.2% |
| 37Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 72 | 17 | 1.1 | $7.4M | +0.5% |
| 38Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 72 | 14 | 1.0 | $7.2M | +3.0% |
| 39Yakima, WA | 72 | 11 | 1.3 | $7M | +1.0% |
| 40Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 72 | 186 | 1.7 | $6.6M | +0.4% |
| 41Anchorage, AK | 72 | 28 | 1.9 | $6M | +1.9% |
| 42Visalia, CA | 72 | 22 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +2.4% |
| 43Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 72 | 19 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +14.8% |
| 44Savannah, GA | 72 | 31 | 1.9 | $4.8M | +8.1% |
| 45Tuscaloosa, AL | 71 | 14 | 1.3 | $6.2M | +2.9% |
| 46Chattanooga, TN-GA | 71 | 36 | 1.6 | $5.7M | +5.3% |
| 47Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 71 | 25 | 1.5 | $5.5M | +3.5% |
| 48Huntsville, AL | 71 | 38 | 1.8 | $5.4M | +12.5% |
| 49Jackson, TN | 70 | 8 | 1.1 | $7M | +2.2% |
| 50Fort Smith, AR-OK | 70 | 11 | 1.2 | $6.4M | +3.1% |
Top 25 small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shelton, WA | 96 | 5 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +7.8% |
| 2Moses Lake, WA | 92 | 6 | 1.7 | $5.3M | +6.3% |
| 3Hilo-Kailua, HI | 91 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +4.6% |
| 4Jefferson, GA | 91 | 7 | 2.5 | $4M | +29.3% |
| 5Anderson Creek, NC | 90 | 10 | 2.0 | $4.3M | +12.3% |
| 6Brigham City, UT-ID | 90 | 5 | 2.3 | $4.1M | +12.6% |
| 7Athens, TX | 87 | 6 | 1.8 | $4.6M | +7.5% |
| 8Brainerd, MN | 86 | 6 | 1.4 | $5.8M | +4.3% |
| 9Seneca, SC | 85 | 6 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +6.3% |
| 10Rifle, CO | 83 | 7 | 2.1 | $5M | +1.2% |
| 11Kalispell, MT | 82 | 9 | 2.0 | $4.6M | +10.1% |
| 12Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 80 | 5 | 1.3 | $6M | +3.4% |
| 13Murrells Inlet, SC | 80 | 5 | 1.8 | $4.8M | +3.8% |
| 14Cullman, AL | 80 | 7 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +6.7% |
| 15Albemarle, NC | 80 | 5 | 2.0 | $4M | +9.8% |
| 16Tupelo, MS | 79 | 7 | 1.4 | $5.9M | +0.8% |
| 17Richmond-Berea, KY | 79 | 10 | 2.0 | $3.9M | +7.0% |
| 18New Bern, NC | 77 | 10 | 1.9 | $4.2M | +3.6% |
| 19Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 77 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.1M | +1.8% |
| 20Hobbs, NM | 76 | 5 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +0.2% |
| 21Greenwood, SC | 75 | 5 | 1.3 | $5.6M | +1.7% |
| 22LaGrange, GA-AL | 74 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.4M | +3.0% |
| 23Holland, MI | 74 | 11 | 2.4 | $3.6M | +2.1% |
| 24Frankfort, KY | 74 | 8 | 2.5 | $3.4M | +3.1% |
| 25Shelbyville, TN | 74 | 5 | 2.6 | $3.2M | +9.7% |
Top 25 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dallas County, IA | 94 | 6 | 1.4 | $7.5M | +17.8% |
| 2Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 21 | 1.3 | $7.4M | +25.4% |
| 3Coweta County, GA | 92 | 6 | 1.1 | $9.8M | +9.2% |
| 4Carver County, MN | 92 | 5 | 1.2 | $9.7M | +6.6% |
| 5Midland County, TX | 92 | 8 | 1.2 | $8.9M | +10.0% |
| 6Paulding County, GA | 92 | 8 | 1.3 | $7.8M | +12.7% |
| 7Utah County, UT | 91 | 37 | 1.8 | $6.2M | +14.5% |
| 8Cache County, UT | 89 | 5 | 1.1 | $8.6M | +8.5% |
| 9Weber County, UT | 89 | 13 | 1.4 | $7.4M | +5.8% |
| 10Frederick County, MD | 89 | 23 | 2.2 | $5.6M | +11.0% |
| 11Arlington County, VA | 88 | 11 | 1.0 | $13.6M | +2.1% |
| 12Berkeley County, WV | 88 | 6 | 1.2 | $7.7M | +13.7% |
| 13Sumter County, FL | 88 | 9 | 1.3 | $6.9M | +21.1% |
| 14Fauquier County, VA | 88 | 5 | 1.9 | $6.7M | +4.8% |
| 15Tooele County, UT | 88 | 5 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +19.2% |
| 16Ellis County, TX | 88 | 15 | 2.1 | $5M | +24.0% |
| 17Charles County, MD | 87 | 10 | 1.6 | $7.4M | +5.9% |
| 18St. Johns County, FL | 87 | 20 | 1.7 | $6.7M | +25.0% |
| 19Ascension Parish, LA | 86 | 6 | 1.3 | $8.2M | +6.4% |
| 20Brazoria County, TX | 86 | 27 | 2.0 | $5.3M | +12.2% |
| 21Montgomery County, MD | 85 | 53 | 1.4 | $9.5M | +1.3% |
| 22Prince William County, VA | 85 | 27 | 1.7 | $7.5M | +4.2% |
| 23Rutherford County, TN | 84 | 14 | 1.1 | $8.8M | +12.6% |
| 24Saline County, AR | 84 | 6 | 1.2 | $7.5M | +7.6% |
| 25Sandoval County, NM | 84 | 8 | 1.4 | $7.2M | +6.9% |
Scored: 382 metro areas, 220 small-town markets and 974 counties, each with at least 5 pet stores on map listings (counties: 10,000 people or more). Spending per listing is all household spending on pets over the listings: demand for each competitor, not revenue. Each market has its own page, reached from its state below.
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Pet stores figures for all 387 metro areas, 538 small-town markets, 3,144 counties and 51 states: the Groundwork market score and rank, map listings and chains, household spending, businesses with payroll, employees and payroll, one-person businesses, SBA-backed loans, population, income and home value, each linked to its page. Sorted, filterable and ready to screen.
Pet stores by state
Every market in each state ranked, with the state’s highest-scoring metro area.
- AlabamaTop metro area: Birmingham metro area · 78
- AlaskaTop metro area: Anchorage metro area · 72
- ArizonaTop metro area: Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler metro area · 73
- ArkansasTop metro area: Fort Smith metro area · 70
- CaliforniaTop metro area: Stockton-Lodi metro area · 84
- ColoradoTop metro area: Greeley metro area · 78
- ConnecticutTop metro area: New Haven metro area · 38
- DelawareTop metro area: Dover metro area · 38
- District of ColumbiaTop metro area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area · 86
- FloridaTop metro area: Wildwood-The Villages metro area · 89
- GeorgiaTop metro area: Augusta-Richmond County metro area · 77
- HawaiiTop metro area: Kahului-Wailuku metro area · 74
- IdahoTop metro area: Idaho Falls metro area · 85
- IllinoisTop metro area: Champaign-Urbana metro area · 73
- IndianaTop metro area: Lafayette-West Lafayette metro area · 67
- IowaTop metro area: Cedar Rapids metro area · 70
- KansasTop metro area: Topeka metro area · 60
- KentuckyTop metro area: Louisville/Jefferson County metro area · 63
- LouisianaTop metro area: Baton Rouge metro area · 73
- MaineTop metro area: Lewiston-Auburn metro area · 35
- MarylandTop metro area: Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area · 81
- MassachusettsTop metro area: Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro area · 47
- MichiganTop metro area: Muskegon-Norton Shores metro area · 68
- MinnesotaTop metro area: Duluth metro area · 64
- MississippiTop metro area: Gulfport-Biloxi metro area · 71
- MissouriTop metro area: Jefferson City metro area · 72
- MontanaTop metro area: Missoula metro area · 65
- NebraskaTop metro area: Lincoln metro area · 68
- NevadaTop metro area: Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas metro area · 61
- New HampshireTop metro area: Manchester-Nashua metro area · 17
- New JerseyTop metro area: Vineland metro area · 55
- New MexicoTop metro area: Albuquerque metro area · 56
- New YorkTop metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area · 44
- North CarolinaTop metro area: Durham-Chapel Hill metro area · 82
- North DakotaTop metro area: Bismarck metro area · 51
- OhioTop metro area: Columbus metro area · 64
- OklahomaTop metro area: Oklahoma City metro area · 66
- OregonTop metro area: Salem metro area · 69
- PennsylvaniaTop metro area: Williamsport metro area · 46
- Rhode IslandTop metro area: Providence-Warwick metro area · 25
- South CarolinaTop metro area: Spartanburg metro area · 73
- South DakotaTop metro area: Sioux Falls metro area · 55
- TennesseeTop metro area: Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin metro area · 73
- TexasTop metro area: Midland metro area · 94
- UtahTop metro area: Logan metro area · 91
- VermontTop metro area: Burlington-South Burlington metro area · 38
- VirginiaTop metro area: Lynchburg metro area · 78
- WashingtonTop metro area: Kennewick-Richland metro area · 74
- West VirginiaTop metro area: Huntington-Ashland metro area · 56
- WisconsinTop metro area: Wausau metro area · 66
- WyomingTop metro area: Casper metro area · 40
Related business types
- Pet businesses133,768 listings
- Veterinarians43,181 listings
- Pet grooming and boarding46,165 listings
Questions
Which metro areas have the highest market score for pet stores?
The top 5 are Midland, TX (94); Logan, UT-ID (91); Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT (91); Wildwood-The Villages, FL (89); and Ogden, UT (87). The score compares each of 382 scored metro areas with the others for pet stores.
How many pet stores are in the U.S.?
The U.S. has 25,966 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 9,904 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 9,921 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 1.6% from 2019.
How much do U.S. households spend on pets?
About $117.5B a year, or $909 per household. Spread across the 25,966 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,209,336 households in the U.S. and national spending patterns by income.
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. Markets with fewer than 5 map listings of the type, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address anywhere in the U.S. It maps the pet stores on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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