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Pet stores in Lee County, FL
How Lee 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 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #338 of 974 scored counties
#15 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 78
- 25 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 33
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $299.8M
- On pets · $914 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.8M
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.4
- 20% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Lee County comes to about $299.8M a year: $914 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $3.8M of household spending for each store on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.
There are 78 pet stores on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. 25 of them (32%) 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 33 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as pet and pet supplies stores, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 9,933 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lee County.
Population estimates show Lee County grew 14.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Lee County is 59 (upper middle), #338 of 974 scored counties and #15 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.8M | $3.7M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,933 | 10,003 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | +1.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $914 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 33−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 304
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7825 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents 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 |
| 15Lee County, FL | 59 | 78 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +14.4% | #338 of 974 |
Other business types in Lee 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 businesses68
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Lee County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 78 pet stores in Lee County. 25 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 33 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019.
How much do households in Lee County, FL spend on pets?
About $299.8M a year, or $914 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 78 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.8M 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 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Lee County has 2.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.8M, 15% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Lee County would have about 66, against 78 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,933 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below 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. Lee County scores 59 for pet stores (upper middle), #338 of 974 scored counties.
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