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Pet care in California

How many pet care exist per person present (residents + daytime workers) across the 35 California counties we cover, by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Data: Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024 + BLS QCEW.

Includes: Pet grooming · Boarding & kennels · Dog day care · Pet sitting services. Counted together because official statistics use one 812910 code.

State verdict (covered counties): Below the U.S. rate — 66% of the U.S. rate

Counties covered

in California

Pet care

1,913

establishments (2023)

Per 10,000 present

0.4

residents + 0.5×workers

U.S. average

0.6

per 10,000 present

State index

66%

vs. U.S.

Residents

38,319,676

in covered counties

Workers

15,030,202

jobs in covered counties

Coverage. This page aggregates only the 35 California counties BizGapMap covers — not the whole state. Counts and the index reflect those counties. The aggregate index uses only ZIP cells Census published, so it is a lower bound. Density is a supply-side signal: it counts existing pet care and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more.

Counties in California

City	County	Pet care	Residents	Workers	Per 10k	Index	Verdict
San Rafael	Marin County	30–92	257,061	106,330	1.0	153–378%	Range spans bands
Santa Rosa	Sonoma County	55–121	485,213	174,040	1.0	152–285%	Range spans bands
Redding	Shasta County	16–66	190,130	53,985	0.7	117–423%	Range spans bands
Ventura	Ventura County	69–129	841,297	285,173	0.7	111–159%	Range spans bands
San Diego	San Diego County	260–494	3,282,423	1,385,217	0.7	104–152%	Range spans bands
Napa	Napa County	11–31	135,313	65,776	0.7	104–254%	Range spans bands
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo County	20–76	271,285	97,546	0.6	99–277%	Range spans bands
Goleta	Santa Barbara County	31–89	443,781	158,550	0.6	94–191%	Range spans bands
San Francisco	San Francisco County	68–118	830,479	727,248	0.6	90–127%	Range spans bands
Menlo Park	San Mateo County	52–104	713,109	457,352	0.6	87–151%	Range spans bands
El Dorado Hills	El Dorado County	12–56	192,693	49,889	0.6	87–349%	Range spans bands
Concord	Contra Costa County	72–146	1,159,422	342,009	0.5	86–155%	Range spans bands
Irvine	Orange County	199–391	3,175,270	1,572,620	0.5	80–119%	Range spans bands
El Segundo	Los Angeles County	528–1,134	9,801,306	3,924,098	0.4	71–119%	Range spans bands
Chico	Butte County	10–46	207,286	61,889	0.4	67–266%	Range spans bands
Roseville	Placer County	21–67	422,233	166,507	0.4	66–210%	Range spans bands
Riverside	Riverside County	112–258	2,482,806	674,999	0.4	63–116%	Range spans bands
Eureka	Humboldt County	6–68	134,385	33,944	0.4	63–670%	Range spans bands
Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz County	11–47	272,278	80,401	0.4	56–188%	Range spans bands
Hanford	Kings County	5–21	152,269	28,375	0.3	48–181%	Range spans bands
Fremont	Alameda County	57–143	1,655,008	750,285	0.3	44–98%	Range spans bands
Folsom	Sacramento County	51–155	1,596,140	531,159	0.3	43–111%	Range spans bands
Modesto	Stanislaus County	17–63	559,023	148,684	0.3	43–143%	Range spans bands
Ontario	San Bernardino County	63–255	2,195,107	711,262	0.2	39–131%	Range spans bands
Fairfield	Solano County	12–38	449,663	122,066	0.2	37–112%	Range spans bands
Santa Clara	Santa Clara County	59–217	1,935,981	1,162,159	0.2	37–95%	Range spans bands
West Sacramento	Yolo County	6–40	222,458	74,293	0.2	37–220%	Range spans bands
Fresno	Fresno County	23–145	1,021,317	301,306	0.2	31–166%	Range spans bands
Monterey	Monterey County	9–71	426,948	115,284	0.2	29–206%	Range spans bands
Bakersfield	Kern County	15–119	915,763	218,146	0.1	23–147%	Range spans bands
Tracy	San Joaquin County	10–84	796,477	232,266	0.1	17–122%	Range spans bands
Visalia	Tulare County	3–71	473,757	104,822	0.1	9–184%	Range spans bands
Merced	Merced County	0–40	288,279	48,681	0.0	0–193%	Range spans bands
El Centro	Imperial County	0–30	174,015	33,702	0.0	0–232%	Range spans bands
Madera	Madera County	0–26	159,701	30,139	0.0	0–218%	Range spans bands

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Lowest vs. highest measured density

Fewest competitors per capita

153%

152%

117%

111%

104%

104%

99%

94%

Most competitors per capita

17%

23%

29%

31%

Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A county with few pet care may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. Use the ranking to find where to look, then verify locally.

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