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Pet businesses in Livingston County, MI
How Livingston County, MI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #771 of 2,200 scored counties
#13 of 72 scored counties in Michigan
- Listings
- 96
- 18 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 60
- +25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.6M
- On pets · $1,041 a household
- Spending per listing
- $829K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.6
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 197,315
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Livingston County spend about $79.6M a year on pets, or $1,041 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That works out to $829K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Livingston County has 96 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.6, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Livingston County was 60 in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 142 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Livingston County.
Population estimates put the population change in Livingston County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Livingston County is 57 (upper middle), #771 of 2,200 scored counties and #13 of 72 scored counties in Michigan.
How Livingston 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 | Livingston County | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.6 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $829K | $814K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,274 | 2,045 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.0% | +13.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,041 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $103,039 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 60+25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 627
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 142Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9618 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 197,315+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 76,445
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 87%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 565 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 346
- Median household income
- $103,039+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,893
- Median home value
- $356,800
- Jobs located here
- 61,513
- Daytime population
- 172,103Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Livingston County marked.
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 |
| 13Livingston County, MI | 57 | 96 | 12.6 | $829K | +1.7% | #771 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Livingston 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 businesses57
- Veterinarians63
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores49
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Livingston County, MI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 pet businesses in Livingston County. 18 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Official counts list 142 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Livingston County, MI spend on pets?
About $79.6M a year, or $1,041 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $829K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 76,445 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Livingston County has 12.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $829K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Livingston County would have about 91, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, MI growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 197,315 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 76,445 households. Median household income in Livingston County is $103,039, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. Livingston County scores 57 for pet businesses (upper middle), #771 of 2,200 scored counties.
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