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Pet stores in Monroe County, FL
How Monroe 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #680 of 974 scored counties
#39 of 44 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.5M
- On pets · $1,032 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.6
- 30% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,406
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 pet stores in Monroe County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 38% across the U.S. That comes to 2.6 for every 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.
At $1,032 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Monroe County spend about $35.5M a year on pets. Spread across 9 pet stores, that is $3.9M per store, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Monroe County in 2023. That is one for every 4,301 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Monroe County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #680 of 974 scored counties and #39 of 44 scored counties in Florida.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $3.7M | $4.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,301 | 10,003 | 13,024 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.6% | −1.6% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,032 | $915 | $909 |
| Median household income | $87,738 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $895K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,406−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,405
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,520
- Median home value
- $780,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,028
- Daytime population
- 79,622Residents 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 |
| 39Monroe County, FL | 37 | 9 | 2.6 | $3.9M | −2.9% | #680 of 974 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 businesses42
- Veterinarians41
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet stores are in Monroe County, FL?
There are 9 pet stores on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.
How much do households in Monroe County, FL spend on pets?
About $35.5M a year, or $1,032 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.9M per store. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,405 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, FL compare with the U.S. for pet stores?
Monroe County has 2.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.9M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the national ratio of pet stores to household spending, Monroe County would have about 8, against 9 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,301 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Monroe County scores 37 for pet stores (lower middle), #680 of 974 scored counties.
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