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Pet stores in Butte County, CA
The pet stores in Butte County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #588 of 974 scored counties
#34 of 43 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 21
- 6 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $76.9M
- On pets · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.7M
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 209,211
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $923 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Butte County spend about $76.9M a year on pets. Spread across 21 pet stores, that is $3.7M per store, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
Butte County has 21 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 29%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Butte County in 2023. That is one for every 10,414 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Butte County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Butte County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #588 of 974 scored counties and #34 of 43 scored counties in California.
How Butte County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Butte County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.7M | $5.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,414 | 11,619 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $923 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,928 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 97
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 216 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Butte 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 Butte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 209,211−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 83,312
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $67,928+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,439
- Median home value
- $424,700
- Jobs located here
- 75,172
- Daytime population
- 203,711Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1San Joaquin County, CA | 84 | 43 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +5.5% | #26 of 974 |
| 2Yuba County, CA | 80 | 5 | 1.7 | $5.4M | +8.2% | #57 of 974 |
| 3Fresno County, CA | 79 | 49 | 1.5 | $6.3M | +2.6% | #60 of 974 |
| 4Yolo County, CA | 78 | 12 | 1.6 | $7M | +3.1% | #67 of 974 |
| 5Santa Clara County, CA | 77 | 94 | 1.4 | $10.4M | −0.9% | #74 of 974 |
| 6Napa County, CA | 76 | 6 | 1.2 | $10.2M | −3.3% | #84 of 974 |
| 7Sacramento County, CA | 75 | 99 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +2.0% | #98 of 974 |
| 8San Mateo County, CA | 74 | 38 | 1.4 | $10.2M | −2.5% | #109 of 974 |
| 9Tulare County, CA | 73 | 22 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +2.4% | #129 of 974 |
| 10Alameda County, CA | 72 | 107 | 1.8 | $7.5M | −2.6% | #135 of 974 |
| 34Butte County, CA | 44 | 21 | 2.5 | $3.7M | −0.5% | #588 of 974 |
Other business types in Butte 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Butte County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 pet stores in Butte County. 6 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Butte County, CA spend on pets?
About $76.9M a year, or $923 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.7M 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 83,312 households in Butte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Butte County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Butte County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.7M, 19% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Butte County would have about 17, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,414 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Butte County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Butte County at 209,211 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 83,312 households. The median household income in Butte County is $67,928 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Butte County scores 44 for pet stores (lower middle), #588 of 974 scored counties.
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