Pets · County · Florida
Pet stores in Hernando County, FL
How Hernando County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet stores: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #359 of 974 scored counties
#19 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 20
- 7 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On pets · $815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.4M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 221,701
- +13.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $815 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Hernando County spend about $67.2M a year on pets. That is about $3.4M of household spending for each store on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 20 pet stores on map listings in Hernando County as of September 2026. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.4, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Hernando County classed as pet and pet supplies stores. That is one for every 13,746 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Hernando County from 2020 to 2025 at +13.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet stores, Hernando County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #359 of 974 scored counties and #19 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Hernando 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.
| Measure | Hernando County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.4M | $3.7M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,746 | 10,003 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $815 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $66,058 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 207 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 Hernando 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 Hernando County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 221,701+13.3% since 2020
- Households
- 82,475
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 473 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 438
- Median household income
- $66,058+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,501
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,235
- Daytime population
- 179,810Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 88 | 9 | 1.3 | $6.9M | +21.1% | #13 of 974 |
| 2St. Johns County, FL | 87 | 20 | 1.7 | $6.7M | +25.0% | #18 of 974 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 77 | 17 | 2.3 | $4.3M | +11.7% | #82 of 974 |
| 4Polk County, FL | 74 | 50 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +19.8% | #119 of 974 |
| 5Flagler County, FL | 72 | 11 | 2.1 | $4.4M | +21.0% | #146 of 974 |
| 6St. Lucie County, FL | 70 | 32 | 2.3 | $3.7M | +21.4% | #176 of 974 |
| 7Osceola County, FL | 69 | 27 | 1.9 | $4.5M | +23.2% | #187 of 974 |
| 8Walton County, FL | 66 | 10 | 2.9 | $3.4M | +22.9% | #228 of 974 |
| 9Citrus County, FL | 65 | 11 | 1.5 | $5M | +11.1% | #234 of 974 |
| 10Hillsborough County, FL | 65 | 130 | 2.2 | $4.3M | +7.4% | #238 of 974 |
| 19Hernando County, FL | 58 | 20 | 2.4 | $3.4M | +13.3% | #359 of 974 |
Other business types in Hernando County
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 businesses43
- Veterinarians48
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Hernando County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 pet stores in Hernando County. 7 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Hernando County, FL spend on pets?
About $67.2M a year, or $815 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 20 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.4M 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 82,475 households in Hernando County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hernando County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Hernando County has 2.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.4M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Hernando County would have about 15, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,746 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Hernando County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hernando County at 221,701 people in 2025, up 13.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,475 households. The median household income in Hernando County is $66,058 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.3% 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. Hernando County scores 58 for pet stores (upper middle), #359 of 974 scored counties.
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