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Pet stores in Pinal County, AZ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in Pinal County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 93 out of 100: Very high

Ranked #2 of 974 scored counties
#1 of 9 scored counties in Arizona

Listings
21
10 chain locations (48%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$154.4M
On pets · $953 a household
Spending per listing
$7.4M
62% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.3
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
539,380
+25.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Pinal County scores 93 (very high) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #2 of 974 scored counties and #1 of 9 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for pet stores.

Household spending on pets in Pinal County comes to about $154.4M a year: $953 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $7.4M per store, 62% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 21 pet stores on map listings in Pinal County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 48% of them, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 1.3 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Pinal County in 2023. That is one for every 40,479 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Pinal County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pinal County grew 25.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Pinal 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.

Pet stores in Pinal County, AZ compared with Arizona and the U.S.
MeasurePinal CountyArizonaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.32.02.0
Spending per listing$7.4M$4.8M$4.5M
Households per official establishment40,47914,35213,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+25.4%+6.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$953$989$909
Median household income$80,266$79,964$80,734
Groundwork market score9372

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
2110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.5M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Pinal 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 Pinal County

Population, 2025 estimate
539,380+25.4% since 2020
Households
161,917
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,367 sq. mi.
People per square mile
87
Median household income
$80,266+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,426
Median home value
$349,000
Jobs located here
73,719
Daytime population
335,464Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Arizona

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The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for pet stores, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pinal County marked.

Top counties in Arizona

Counties in Arizona ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ93211.3$7.4M+25.4%#2 of 974
2Maricopa County, AZ743722.1$4.9M+5.5%#116 of 974
3Pima County, AZ67892.0$4.5M+2.8%#215 of 974
4Coconino County, AZ66112.0$4.8M−0.6%#226 of 974
5Mohave County, AZ56212.1$3.9M+6.5%#389 of 974
6Yavapai County, AZ52322.9$3.1M+6.5%#449 of 974
7Navajo County, AZ5071.7$4.3M+3.0%#482 of 974
8Cochise County, AZ47132.5$3.2M+0.6%#543 of 974
9Gila County, AZ4352.1$3.9M+0.9%#602 of 974

Other business types in Pinal County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Pinal County, AZ?

As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pet stores in Pinal County. 10 of them (48%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

How much do households in Pinal County, AZ spend on pets?

About $154.4M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $7.4M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 161,917 households in Pinal County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pinal County, AZ compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Pinal County has 1.3 pet stores per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $7.4M, 62% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Pinal County would have about 34, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 40,479 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Pinal County, AZ growing?

Population estimates put Pinal County at 539,380 people in 2025, up 25.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 161,917 households. The median household income in Pinal County is $80,266 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.0% 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. Pinal County scores 93 for pet stores (very high), #2 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Pinal County

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