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How many pet care services (not veterinary) are in the United States?

25,551 establishments with paid employees in 2023, +37.5% since 2017, employing 175,116 people.

UNITED STATES · 2023

25,551

pet care services (not veterinary)

Employees: 175,116
Average per site: 6.9
Change since 2017: +37.5%
Under 5 employees: 58%

By state

Click a column heading to sort. The last column compares the trade's share of a state's employer businesses with its share nationally: 1.00x is the national average.

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#	State
1	California	2,591	17,383	+34.6%	0.82x
2	Texas	2,001	14,988	+52.6%	0.98x
3	Florida	1,923	10,665	+52.1%	0.97x
4	New York	1,308	7,415	+20.2%	0.79x
5	Illinois	1,021	7,691	+21.3%	1.04x
6	Pennsylvania	986	6,420	+27.1%	1.05x
7	North Carolina	931	6,825	+38.5%	1.18x
8	Ohio	844	6,358	+38.4%	1.08x
9	Virginia	764	5,595	+36.7%	1.19x
10	Massachusetts	759	5,161	+30.0%	1.35x
11	Georgia	745	5,427	+46.4%	0.93x
12	Washington	725	4,757	+23.5%	1.17x
13	New Jersey	709	5,000	+29.6%	0.97x
14	Colorado	697	5,053	+24.0%	1.25x
15	Michigan	680	4,767	+39.1%	0.97x
16	Arizona	564	3,888	+53.7%	1.13x
17	Wisconsin	546	4,267	+29.1%	1.23x
18	Tennessee	514	3,208	+60.6%	1.12x
19	Indiana	497	3,688	+45.3%	1.04x
20	Minnesota	490	4,341	+31.0%	1.04x
21	Missouri	486	3,739	+29.6%	1.05x
22	South Carolina	437	3,070	+43.3%	1.16x
23	Maryland	412	3,487	+20.8%	0.94x
24	Oregon	395	2,542	+24.2%	1.06x
25	Connecticut	362	2,631	+34.6%	1.33x
26	Utah	315	2,222	+105.9%	1.08x
27	Alabama	309	2,574	+71.7%	0.96x
28	Iowa	295	2,065	+52.1%	1.16x
29	Kentucky	279	1,623	+42.3%	0.97x
30	Oklahoma	266	1,840	+39.3%	0.90x
31	Nevada	247	1,684	+42.8%	1.05x
32	Kansas	221	1,836	+57.9%	0.95x
33	New Hampshire	209	1,154	+56.0%	1.74x
34	Louisiana	203	1,603	+41.0%	0.61x
35	Idaho	188	1,026	+79.0%	1.06x
36	Arkansas	187	1,011	+48.4%	0.87x
37	Maine	178	1,032	+31.9%	1.34x
38	Nebraska	148	917	+42.3%	0.86x
39	New Mexico	136	883	+15.3%	0.99x
40	Rhode Island	128	665	+26.7%	1.42x
41	Montana	122	634	+27.1%	0.94x
42	Mississippi	115	550	+66.7%	0.62x
43	West Virginia	98	468	+50.8%	0.89x
44	South Dakota	85	460	+60.4%	0.96x
45	Alaska	72	333	+30.9%	1.06x
46	North Dakota	71	473	+57.8%	0.91x
47	Vermont	69	339	−4.2%	1.08x
48	Delaware	65	467	+22.6%	0.72x
49	Wyoming	64	224	+56.1%	0.88x
50	Hawaii	52	268	+33.3%	0.52x
51	District of Columbia	42	399	+16.7%	0.58x

Size of the businesses

Pet care services in the U.S. by employees
Employees per site	Sites	Share
Under 5	14,744	57.8%
5 to 9	5,119	20.1%
10 to 19	3,622	14.2%
20 to 49	1,863	7.3%
50 to 99	137	0.5%
100 to 249	8	0.0%
250 to 499	0	0.0%

Questions

How many pet care services (not veterinary) are there in the United States?

25,551 establishments with paid employees in 2023 per the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns, employing 175,116 people.

Which state has the most pet care services (not veterinary)?

California has the most with 2,591, followed by Texas (2,001) and Florida (1,923). Large states lead simply because they have more people and businesses; the last column shows the trade's share of a state's businesses against the national share.

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Establishments with paid employees only. Self-employed people with no staff are not in these counts. The figures describe existing businesses, not demand or earnings. See the disclaimer.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns (2023; change measured against 2017, 2019 and 2022). Establishments with paid employees only; employment and payroll carry Census noise infusion. Retrieved November 2, 2026. Method and sources.