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Pet stores in Volusia County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #469 of 974 scored counties
#29 of 44 scored counties in Florida

Listings
62
23 chain locations (37%)
Official establishments
24
−14.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$206M
On pets · $852 a household
Spending per listing
$3.3M
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
30% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,573
+9.1% 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

Household spending on pets in Volusia County comes to about $206M a year: $852 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $3.3M of household spending for each store on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

There are 62 pet stores on map listings in Volusia County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 37% of them, 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.

Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Volusia County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 10,078 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $940K have gone to businesses classed as pet and pet supplies stores in Volusia County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Volusia County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Volusia County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #469 of 974 scored counties and #29 of 44 scored counties in Florida.

How Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureVolusia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.62.52.0
Spending per listing$3.3M$3.7M$4.5M
Households per official establishment10,07810,00313,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−14.3%+1.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$852$915$909
Median household income$70,044$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5140

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
28 → 24−14.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
244
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
6223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$940K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
606,573+9.1% since 2020
Households
241,881
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,221
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
186,339
Daytime population
518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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
29Volusia County, FL51622.6$3.3M+9.1%#469 of 974

Other business types in Volusia County

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

Questions

How many pet stores are in Volusia County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 62 pet stores in Volusia County. 23 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet and pet supplies stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019.

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

About $206M a year, or $852 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Volusia County has 2.6 pet stores per 10,000 households, 30% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.3M, 27% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Volusia County would have about 46, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,078 households, against one for every 13,024 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against −1.6% for the U.S.

How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 51 for pet stores (upper middle), #469 of 974 scored counties.

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