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Pet businesses in the Monroe, MI metro area
The pet businesses in the Monroe, MI metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #108 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan
- Listings
- 62
- 9 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- −3.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $54.3M
- On pets · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $876K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 156,004
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Monroe metro area comes to about $54.3M a year: $862 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $876K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K.
The Monroe metro area has 62 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 15%, against 17% across the U.S. That is 9.8 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Monroe metro area was 27 in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Monroe metro area.
Population estimates show the Monroe metro area grew 0.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Monroe metro area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #108 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 15 scored metro areas based in Michigan.
How the Monroe metro area 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 | Monroe metro area | Michigan | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $876K | $814K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,334 | 2,045 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.6% | +13.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $862 | $843 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,335 | $72,875 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 27−3.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 282
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 629 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Monroe metro area, 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 the Monroe metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 156,004+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 63,029
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 549 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $77,335+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,107
- Median home value
- $228,900
- Jobs located here
- 38,727
- Daytime population
- 128,192Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Michigan market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Monroe metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Michigan
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 66 | 1,493 | 8.4 | $1M | +0.1% | #74 of 387 |
| 2Monroe, MI | 61 | 62 | 9.8 | $876K | +0.7% | #108 of 387 |
| 3Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 57 | 462 | 10.5 | $852K | +2.8% | #141 of 387 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 55 | 119 | 9.3 | $866K | +0.1% | #157 of 387 |
| 4Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 54 | 53 | 7.8 | $957K | +1.8% | #163 of 387 |
| 5Ann Arbor, MI | 45 | 171 | 11.4 | $856K | −0.4% | #230 of 387 |
| 6Bay City, MI | 45 | 40 | 8.9 | $839K | −1.6% | #232 of 387 |
| 7Flint, MI | 45 | 158 | 9.4 | $806K | −1.1% | #234 of 387 |
| 8Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | 40 | 110 | 10.3 | $824K | +0.8% | #271 of 387 |
| 9Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 40 | 220 | 11.3 | $729K | +1.4% | #274 of 387 |
Other business types in the Monroe metro area
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 businesses61
- Veterinarians66
- Pet grooming and boarding58
- Pet stores45
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Monroe, MI metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 pet businesses in the Monroe metro area. 9 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 3.6% from 2019. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Monroe, MI metro area spend on pets?
About $54.3M a year, or $862 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $876K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,029 households in the Monroe metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monroe, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Monroe metro area has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $876K, in line with the U.S. figure of $878K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Monroe, MI metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Monroe metro area at 156,004 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,029 households. Median household income in the Monroe metro area is $77,335, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.3%, 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. The Monroe metro area scores 61 for pet businesses (upper middle), #108 of 387 scored metro areas.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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