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Pet businesses in Beltrami County, MN

The pet businesses in Beltrami County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #865 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
19
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.5M
On pets · $799 a household
Spending per listing
$764K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
47,055
+1.8% 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

At $799 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Beltrami County spend about $14.5M a year on pets. Spread across 19 pet businesses, that is $764K per business, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Beltrami County has 19 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.5 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Beltrami County in 2023. That is one for every 2,019 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Beltrami County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Beltrami County grew 1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Beltrami County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #865 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Beltrami County compares

The same measures for Minnesota 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 Beltrami County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureBeltrami CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.510.710.4
Spending per listing$764K$888K$878K
Households per official establishment2,0191,8021,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$799$951$909
Median household income$68,975$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 9
Employees, 2023
84
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
47,055+1.8% since 2020
Households
18,172
Median age
37.0
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
19
Median household income
$68,975+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,694
Median home value
$237,500
Jobs located here
21,323
Daytime population
47,553Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Minnesota

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

Top counties in Minnesota

Counties in Minnesota ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Carver County, MN784210.2$1.2M+6.6%#104 of 2,200
2Cass County, MN77118.5$937K+4.2%#121 of 2,200
3Douglas County, MN74169.1$934K+2.6%#181 of 2,200
4Hennepin County, MN714528.4$1.2M+0.2%#240 of 2,200
5Dakota County, MN7118410.6$993K+3.9%#244 of 2,200
6Chisago County, MN702511.7$842K+4.3%#288 of 2,200
7Ramsey County, MN691687.6$1.2M−1.8%#302 of 2,200
8Anoka County, MN6914210.3$971K+4.7%#314 of 2,200
9Washington County, MN6912411.7$949K+6.9%#316 of 2,200
10Houston County, MN6756.1$1.4M−2.3%#376 of 2,200
32Beltrami County, MN551910.5$764K+1.8%#865 of 2,200

Other business types in Beltrami County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Beltrami County, MN?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 pet businesses in Beltrami County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Beltrami County, MN spend on pets?

About $14.5M a year, or $799 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $764K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,172 households in Beltrami County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Beltrami County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Beltrami County has 10.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $764K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Beltrami County would have about 17, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,019 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Beltrami County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Beltrami County at 47,055 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,172 households. Median household income in Beltrami County is $68,975, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.3%, 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. Beltrami County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #865 of 2,200 scored counties.

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