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Pet stores in Nassau County, FL

The pet stores in Nassau County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #358 of 974 scored counties
#18 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
10
6 chain locations (60%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$39.3M
On pets · $999 a household
Spending per listing
$3.9M
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,879
+17.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 pet stores in Nassau County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 60%, against 38% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.5, 25% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Household spending on pets in Nassau County comes to about $39.3M a year: $999 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That is about $3.9M of household spending for each store on map listings, 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 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Nassau County in 2023. That is one for every 7,861 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $497K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Nassau County.

Population estimates show Nassau County grew 17.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet stores in Nassau County is 58 (upper middle), #358 of 974 scored counties and #18 of 44 scored counties in Florida.

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.52.52.0
Spending per listing$3.9M$3.7M$4.5M
Households per official establishment7,86110,00313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+1.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$999$915$909
Median household income$89,804$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5840

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
106 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$497K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Nassau 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 Nassau County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,879+17.4% since 2020
Households
39,307
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$89,804+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,081
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
26,220
Daytime population
80,329Residents 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 Nassau 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
18Nassau County, FL58102.5$3.9M+17.4%#358 of 974

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Nassau County, FL?

Nassau County has 10 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (60%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023.

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

About $39.3M a year, or $999 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 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 39,307 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 2.5 pet stores per 10,000 households, 25% 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, Nassau County would have about 9, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,861 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 106,879 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,307 households. Median household income in Nassau County is $89,804, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nassau County scores 58 for pet stores (upper middle), #358 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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