Pets · County · Arizona
Pet stores in Pima County, AZ
How Pima County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #215 of 974 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 89
- 33 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- −9.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $403.1M
- On pets · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.5M
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 89 pet stores in Pima County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.0 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Household spending on pets in Pima County comes to about $403.1M a year: $921 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 89 pet stores, that is $4.5M per store, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Pima County classed as pet and pet supplies stores, down 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 15,097 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $730K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Pima County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pima County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Pima County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #215 of 974 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pima County compares
The same measures for Arizona and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $4.5M | $4.8M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,097 | 14,352 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.4% | −2.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $921 | $989 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 72 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 29−9.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 448
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $14.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8933 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 89The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $730K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 93 | 21 | 1.3 | $7.4M | +25.4% | #2 of 974 |
| 2Maricopa County, AZ | 74 | 372 | 2.1 | $4.9M | +5.5% | #116 of 974 |
| 3Pima County, AZ | 67 | 89 | 2.0 | $4.5M | +2.8% | #215 of 974 |
| 4Coconino County, AZ | 66 | 11 | 2.0 | $4.8M | −0.6% | #226 of 974 |
| 5Mohave County, AZ | 56 | 21 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +6.5% | #389 of 974 |
| 6Yavapai County, AZ | 52 | 32 | 2.9 | $3.1M | +6.5% | #449 of 974 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 50 | 7 | 1.7 | $4.3M | +3.0% | #482 of 974 |
| 8Cochise County, AZ | 47 | 13 | 2.5 | $3.2M | +0.6% | #543 of 974 |
| 9Gila County, AZ | 43 | 5 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +0.9% | #602 of 974 |
Other business types in Pima 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores67
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Pima County, AZ?
Pima County has 89 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 9.4% from 2019.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on pets?
About $403.1M a year, or $921 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Pima County has 2.0 pet stores per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.5M, in line with the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,097 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 67 for pet stores (upper middle), #215 of 974 scored counties.
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