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Pet businesses in Grand Traverse County, MI
The pet businesses in Grand Traverse County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,795 of 2,200 scored counties
#57 of 72 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 73
- 11 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- +14.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.3M
- On pets · $876 a household
- Spending per listing
- $484K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.1
- 74% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 96,729
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Grand Traverse County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,795 of 2,200 scored counties and #57 of 72 scored counties in Michigan. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on pets in Grand Traverse County comes to about $35.3M a year: $876 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 73 pet businesses, that is $484K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 73 pet businesses on map listings in Grand Traverse County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 18.1 per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grand Traverse County in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $784K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grand Traverse County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grand Traverse County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Grand Traverse County compares
The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Grand Traverse County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.1 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $484K | $814K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,300 | 2,045 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.8% | +13.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $876 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $81,647 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27 → 31+14.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 307
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 85Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $784K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Grand Traverse 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 Grand Traverse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 96,729+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 40,287
- Median age
- 44.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 464 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 207
- Median household income
- $81,647+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,300
- Median home value
- $339,400
- Jobs located here
- 46,591
- Daytime population
- 102,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ottawa County, MI | 72 | 105 | 9.4 | $999K | +3.9% | #222 of 2,200 |
| 2Leelanau County, MI | 72 | 10 | 10.4 | $970K | +3.0% | #225 of 2,200 |
| 3Manistee County, MI | 70 | 8 | 7.6 | $1M | +2.3% | #275 of 2,200 |
| 4Macomb County, MI | 70 | 313 | 8.7 | $987K | +0.7% | #277 of 2,200 |
| 5Wayne County, MI | 68 | 388 | 5.5 | $1.4M | −1.1% | #337 of 2,200 |
| 6Clinton County, MI | 68 | 33 | 10.4 | $895K | +1.6% | #352 of 2,200 |
| 7Branch County, MI | 67 | 15 | 8.9 | $835K | +2.5% | #396 of 2,200 |
| 8Monroe County, MI | 66 | 62 | 9.8 | $876K | +0.7% | #433 of 2,200 |
| 9Oakland County, MI | 65 | 565 | 10.7 | $960K | +1.2% | #466 of 2,200 |
| 10Kent County, MI | 63 | 267 | 10.4 | $865K | +2.5% | #545 of 2,200 |
| 57Grand Traverse County, MI | 33 | 73 | 18.1 | $484K | +1.4% | #1,795 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Grand Traverse County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses33
- Veterinarians31
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Grand Traverse County, MI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 pet businesses in Grand Traverse County. 11 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Another 85 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grand Traverse County, MI spend on pets?
About $35.3M a year, or $876 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $484K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,287 households in Grand Traverse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grand Traverse County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Grand Traverse County has 18.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 74% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $484K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Grand Traverse County would have about 40, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,300 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Grand Traverse County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Grand Traverse County at 96,729 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,287 households. Median household income in Grand Traverse County is $81,647, in line with 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. Grand Traverse County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,795 of 2,200 scored counties.
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