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Pet stores in San Benito County, CA

How San Benito County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$25.4M
On pets · $1,236 a household
Spending per listing
$8.5M
87% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
70,082
+8.6% 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

Household spending on pets in San Benito County comes to about $25.4M a year: $1,236 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That is about $8.5M of household spending for each store on map listings, 87% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

San Benito County has 3 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 1.5 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in San Benito County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Benito County grew 8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 pet stores on map listings, San Benito County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How San Benito 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.

Pet stores in San Benito County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureSan Benito CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.52.22.0
Spending per listing$8.5M$5.1M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a11,61913,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−2.4%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,236$1,149$909
Median household income$114,394$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored55

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County

Population, 2025 estimate
70,082+8.6% since 2020
Households
20,561
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,389 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$114,394+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$143,684
Median home value
$793,400
Jobs located here
17,302
Daytime population
57,797Residents 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 counties in California for pet stores, numbered among those based in California, with San Benito County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Joaquin County, CA84431.8$6.1M+5.5%#26 of 974
2Yuba County, CA8051.7$5.4M+8.2%#57 of 974
3Fresno County, CA79491.5$6.3M+2.6%#60 of 974
4Yolo County, CA78121.6$7M+3.1%#67 of 974
5Santa Clara County, CA77941.4$10.4M−0.9%#74 of 974
6Napa County, CA7661.2$10.2M−3.3%#84 of 974
7Sacramento County, CA75991.7$6.2M+2.0%#98 of 974
8San Mateo County, CA74381.4$10.2M−2.5%#109 of 974
9Tulare County, CA73221.5$5.9M+2.4%#129 of 974
10Alameda County, CA721071.8$7.5M−2.6%#135 of 974
San Benito County, CANot scored31.5$8.5M+8.6%

Other business types in San Benito County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in San Benito County, CA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet stores in San Benito County. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in San Benito County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in San Benito County, CA spend on pets?

About $25.4M a year, or $1,236 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $8.5M 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 20,561 households in San Benito County and national spending patterns by income.

How does San Benito County, CA compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

San Benito County has 1.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $8.5M, 87% above the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, San Benito County would have about 6, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is San Benito County, CA growing?

Population estimates put San Benito County at 70,082 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,561 households. The median household income in San Benito County is $114,394 a year, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. San Benito County has no market score for pet stores: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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 San Benito County

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