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Pet businesses in Roscommon County, MI

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Roscommon County, MI, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,410 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 72 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
16
1 chain location (6%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On pets · $703 a household
Spending per listing
$508K
42% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.8
33% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,914
+1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Roscommon County spend about $8.1M a year on pets, or $703 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $508K of household spending for each business on map listings, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 16 pet businesses on map listings in Roscommon County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.8 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Roscommon County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 3,860 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 10 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $345K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Roscommon County.

Population estimates show Roscommon County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Roscommon County is 43 (lower middle), #1,410 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 72 scored counties in Michigan.

How Roscommon 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.

Pet businesses in Roscommon County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureRoscommon CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.810.410.4
Spending per listing$508K$814K$878K
Households per official establishment3,8602,0451,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$703$843$909
Median household income$55,246$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4350

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
46
Annual payroll, 2023
$899K
One-person businesses, 2023
10Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
161 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$345K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Roscommon 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 Roscommon County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,914+1.9% since 2020
Households
11,579
Median age
55.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
520 sq. mi.
People per square mile
46
Median household income
$55,246+31.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,936
Median home value
$158,700
Jobs located here
5,588
Daytime population
22,322Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Roscommon County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ottawa County, MI721059.4$999K+3.9%#222 of 2,200
2Leelanau County, MI721010.4$970K+3.0%#225 of 2,200
3Manistee County, MI7087.6$1M+2.3%#275 of 2,200
4Macomb County, MI703138.7$987K+0.7%#277 of 2,200
5Wayne County, MI683885.5$1.4M−1.1%#337 of 2,200
6Clinton County, MI683310.4$895K+1.6%#352 of 2,200
7Branch County, MI67158.9$835K+2.5%#396 of 2,200
8Monroe County, MI66629.8$876K+0.7%#433 of 2,200
9Oakland County, MI6556510.7$960K+1.2%#466 of 2,200
10Kent County, MI6326710.4$865K+2.5%#545 of 2,200
40Roscommon County, MI431613.8$508K+1.9%#1,410 of 2,200

Other business types in Roscommon County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Roscommon County, MI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 pet businesses in Roscommon County. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 10 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Roscommon County, MI spend on pets?

About $8.1M a year, or $703 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $508K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,579 households in Roscommon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roscommon County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Roscommon County has 13.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $508K, 42% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Roscommon County would have about 9, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,860 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Roscommon County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Roscommon County at 23,914 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,579 households. Median household income in Roscommon County is $55,246, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.4%, 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. Roscommon County scores 43 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,410 of 2,200 scored counties.

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