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Pet stores in Collier County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #301 of 974 scored counties
#13 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
40
16 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
22
−4.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$173.1M
On pets · $1,044 a household
Spending per listing
$4.3M
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 pet stores in Collier County. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in Collier County comes to about $173.1M a year: $1,044 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.3M per store, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Collier County was 22 in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 7,540 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

Population estimates show Collier County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Collier County is 61 (upper middle), #301 of 974 scored counties and #13 of 44 scored counties in Florida.

How Collier County compares

The same measures for Florida 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 Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.42.52.0
Spending per listing$4.3M$3.7M$4.5M
Households per official establishment7,54010,00313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−4.3%+1.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$1,044$915$909
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
23 → 22−4.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
189
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
4016 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The 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 Collier 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 Collier County

Population, 2025 estimate
417,131+10.6% since 2020
Households
165,875
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
199
Median household income
$90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$540,700
Jobs located here
165,588
Daytime population
398,800Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Florida

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

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL8891.3$6.9M+21.1%#13 of 974
2St. Johns County, FL87201.7$6.7M+25.0%#18 of 974
3Santa Rosa County, FL77172.3$4.3M+11.7%#82 of 974
4Polk County, FL74501.7$4.8M+19.8%#119 of 974
5Flagler County, FL72112.1$4.4M+21.0%#146 of 974
6St. Lucie County, FL70322.3$3.7M+21.4%#176 of 974
7Osceola County, FL69271.9$4.5M+23.2%#187 of 974
8Walton County, FL66102.9$3.4M+22.9%#228 of 974
9Citrus County, FL65111.5$5M+11.1%#234 of 974
10Hillsborough County, FL651302.2$4.3M+7.4%#238 of 974
13Collier County, FL61402.4$4.3M+10.6%#301 of 974

Other business types in Collier County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Collier County, FL?

There are 40 pet stores on map listings in Collier County as of September 2026. 16 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 4.3% from 2019.

How much do households in Collier County, FL spend on pets?

About $173.1M a year, or $1,044 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $4.3M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Collier County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Collier County has 2.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $4.3M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Collier County would have about 38, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,540 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 61 for pet stores (upper middle), #301 of 974 scored counties.

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