Pet spending by number of earners, 2024

In 2024 the average US household spent $880 on pets. By number of earners, average spending ranged from $418 for Single Consumers, no earner to $1,154 for Consumer units of two or more people, two earners.

Single Consumers, no earner$418

Single Consumers, one earner$561

Consumer units of two or more people, no earners$768

Consumer units of two or more people, one earner$1,065

Consumer units of two or more people, two earners$1,154

Consumer units of two or more people, three or more earners$906

What households spent on, 2024

Group	All pet spending	Vet services	Pet food	Pets, supplies and medicine	Other pet services
Single Consumers, no earner	$418	$142	$152	$89	$36
Single Consumers, one earner	$561	$165	$208	$119	$69
Consumer units of two or more people, no earners	$768	$225	$343	$134	$65
Consumer units of two or more people, one earner	$1,065	$518	$327	$137	$83
Consumer units of two or more people, two earners	$1,154	$383	$359	$253	$159
Consumer units of two or more people, three or more earners	$906	$196	$324	$266	$120

All pet spending, 2019 to 2024

Group	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Single Consumers, no earner	$410	$265	$365	$367	$749	$418
Single Consumers, one earner	$467	$592	$611	$495	$690	$561
Consumer units of two or more people, no earners	$500	$691	$919	$667	$718	$768
Consumer units of two or more people, one earner	$627	$673	$716	$686	$823	$1,065
Consumer units of two or more people, two earners	$961	$925	$954	$1,040	$1,042	$1,154
Consumer units of two or more people, three or more earners	$796	$684	$1,006	$942	$1,091	$906

How to read this. Figures are BLS mean annual spending per "consumer unit", which is close to a household. Averages include households with no pets, so a pet owner typically spends more than these numbers. Groups with few survey households can swing from year to year. Rows in italics marked "(all)" combine the groups listed with them and are left out of the chart and the range.

Sources

Checked 29 October 2026.