Pets · Metro area · California
Pet stores in the Redding, CA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet stores in the Redding, CA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #350 of 382 scored metro areas
#23 of 23 scored metro areas based in California
- Listings
- 26
- 7 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $66.8M
- On pets · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 85% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,648
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
For pet stores, the Redding metro area has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #350 of 382 scored metro areas and #23 of 23 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Household spending on pets in the Redding metro area comes to about $66.8M a year: $938 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.6M per store, 43% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 26 pet stores on map listings in the Redding metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Redding metro area in 2023. That is one for every 10,176 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Redding metro area declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Redding metro area 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 | Redding metro area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $5.1M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,176 | 11,619 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.4% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $938 | $1,149 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,636 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 67
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 267 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 the Redding metro area, 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 the Redding metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,648−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 71,232
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,776 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $72,636+32.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,245
- Median home value
- $366,400
- Jobs located here
- 65,820
- Daytime population
- 181,391Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stockton-Lodi, CA | 84 | 43 | 1.8 | $6.1M | +5.5% | #8 of 382 |
| 2Fresno, CA | 77 | 60 | 1.6 | $5.9M | +3.2% | #17 of 382 |
| 3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 75 | 97 | 1.4 | $10.4M | −0.6% | #20 of 382 |
| 4Napa, CA | 75 | 6 | 1.2 | $10.2M | −3.3% | #21 of 382 |
| 5Visalia, CA | 72 | 22 | 1.5 | $5.9M | +2.4% | #42 of 382 |
| 6Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 69 | 56 | 2.0 | $4.7M | +2.3% | #63 of 382 |
| 7Modesto, CA | 68 | 34 | 1.9 | $5.2M | +0.7% | #70 of 382 |
| 8San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 65 | 327 | 1.9 | $7.3M | −2.4% | #81 of 382 |
| 9Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 65 | 185 | 2.1 | $5.3M | +3.2% | #84 of 382 |
| 10Vallejo, CA | 60 | 31 | 2.0 | $5.8M | +0.6% | #119 of 382 |
| 23Redding, CA | 26 | 26 | 3.7 | $2.6M | −0.3% | #350 of 382 |
Other business types in the Redding metro area
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 businesses30
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding32
- Pet stores26
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in the Redding, CA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 26 pet stores in the Redding metro area. 7 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in the Redding, CA metro area spend on pets?
About $66.8M a year, or $938 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 71,232 households in the Redding metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Redding, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
The Redding metro area has 3.7 pet stores per 10,000 households, 85% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $2.6M, 43% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Redding metro area would have about 15, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,176 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is the Redding, CA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Redding metro area at 181,648 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 71,232 households. The median household income in the Redding metro area is $72,636 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.9% 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. The Redding metro area scores 26 for pet stores (lower middle), #350 of 382 scored metro areas.
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