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Pet stores in Hamilton County, FL

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.

Listings
0
None on the map
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.8M
On pets · $645 a household
Spending per listing
n/a
Listings per 10k households
0.0
Population, 2025
14,180
+3.3% 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

There are no pet stores on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

Household spending on pets in Hamilton County comes to about $2.8M a year: $645 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). With no pet stores on map listings, Hamilton County isn’t given a market score for them.

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureHamilton CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.02.52.0
Spending per listingn/a$3.7M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a10,00313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$645$915$909
Median household income$50,144$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
0
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,180+3.3% since 2020
Households
4,281
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
514 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$58,597
Median home value
$111,200
Jobs located here
2,582
Daytime population
11,652Residents 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 Hamilton 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
Hamilton County, FLNot scored00.0n/a+3.3%

Other business types in Hamilton County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Hamilton County, FL?

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

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

About $2.8M a year, or $645 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Hamilton County has no pet stores on map listings. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 1, against none on map listings.

How fast is Hamilton County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County has no market score for pet stores, having none on map listings.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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