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Pet stores in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area

The pet stores in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #84 of 382 scored metro areas
#9 of 23 scored metro areas based in California

Listings
185
91 chain locations (49%)
Official establishments
79
−3.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$985M
On pets · $1,117 a household
Spending per listing
$5.3M
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.1
5% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,477,274
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 185 pet stores in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area. Of those, 91 are chain locations, or 49%, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.1 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area spend about $985M a year on pets, or $1,117 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. Spread across 185 pet stores, that is $5.3M per store, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019. That is one for every 11,163 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has a Groundwork market score of 65 (upper middle): #84 of 382 scored metro areas and #9 of 23 scored metro areas based in California. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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.

Pet stores in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro areaCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.12.22.0
Spending per listing$5.3M$5.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishment11,16311,61913,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−3.7%−2.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,117$1,149$909
Median household income$97,188$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6555

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79−3.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,021
Annual payroll, 2023
$35.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
18591 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
218The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,477,274+3.2% since 2020
Households
881,889
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
5,094 sq. mi.
People per square mile
476
Median household income
$97,188+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$127,123
Median home value
$589,500
Jobs located here
1,075,816
Daytime population
2,432,293Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across California

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The highest-scoring metro areas in California for pet stores, numbered among those based in California, with the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area marked.

Top metro areas in California

Metro areas in California ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Stockton-Lodi, CA84431.8$6.1M+5.5%#8 of 382
2Fresno, CA77601.6$5.9M+3.2%#17 of 382
3San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA75971.4$10.4M−0.6%#20 of 382
4Napa, CA7561.2$10.2M−3.3%#21 of 382
5Visalia, CA72221.5$5.9M+2.4%#42 of 382
6Bakersfield-Delano, CA69562.0$4.7M+2.3%#63 of 382
7Modesto, CA68341.9$5.2M+0.7%#70 of 382
8San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA653271.9$7.3M−2.4%#81 of 382
9Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA651852.1$5.3M+3.2%#84 of 382
10Vallejo, CA60312.0$5.8M+0.6%#119 of 382

Other business types in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area?

There are 185 pet stores on map listings in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area as of September 2026. 91 of them (49%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 3.7% from 2019.

How much do households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area spend on pets?

About $985M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 185 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $5.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 881,889 households in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

The Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area has 2.1 pet stores per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $5.3M, 18% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area would have about 218, against 185 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 11,163 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.7% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area at 2,477,274 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 881,889 households. Median household income in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area is $97,188, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.5%, 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metro area scores 65 for pet stores (upper middle), #84 of 382 scored metro areas.

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