Pets · County · Minnesota
Pet businesses in Hennepin County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Hennepin County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #240 of 2,200 scored counties
#4 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 452
- 120 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 268
- +4.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $553.8M
- On pets · $1,026 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,284,784
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 452 pet businesses in Hennepin County. 120 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.4, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Hennepin County comes to about $553.8M a year: $1,026 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hennepin County was 268 in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,013 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 776 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 34 SBA-backed loans worth $23.9M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hennepin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hennepin County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Hennepin County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #240 of 2,200 scored counties and #4 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Hennepin 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.
| Measure | Hennepin County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,013 | 1,802 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.3% | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,026 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $97,653 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 257 → 268+4.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,948
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $170.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 776Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 452120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 631The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 34
- Amount
- $23.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Hennepin 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 Hennepin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,284,784+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 539,493
- Median age
- 39.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,291
- Median household income
- $97,653+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,438
- Median home value
- $392,900
- Jobs located here
- 969,903
- Daytime population
- 1,598,583Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Hennepin County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Hennepin County marked.
Top counties in Minnesota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Carver County, MN | 78 | 42 | 10.2 | $1.2M | +6.6% | #104 of 2,200 |
| 2Cass County, MN | 77 | 11 | 8.5 | $937K | +4.2% | #121 of 2,200 |
| 3Douglas County, MN | 74 | 16 | 9.1 | $934K | +2.6% | #181 of 2,200 |
| 4Hennepin County, MN | 71 | 452 | 8.4 | $1.2M | +0.2% | #240 of 2,200 |
| 5Dakota County, MN | 71 | 184 | 10.6 | $993K | +3.9% | #244 of 2,200 |
| 6Chisago County, MN | 70 | 25 | 11.7 | $842K | +4.3% | #288 of 2,200 |
| 7Ramsey County, MN | 69 | 168 | 7.6 | $1.2M | −1.8% | #302 of 2,200 |
| 8Anoka County, MN | 69 | 142 | 10.3 | $971K | +4.7% | #314 of 2,200 |
| 9Washington County, MN | 69 | 124 | 11.7 | $949K | +6.9% | #316 of 2,200 |
| 10Houston County, MN | 67 | 5 | 6.1 | $1.4M | −2.3% | #376 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Hennepin 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 businesses71
- Veterinarians73
- Pet grooming and boarding71
- Pet stores71
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Hennepin County, MN?
There are 452 pet businesses on map listings in Hennepin County as of September 2026. 120 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 268 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 4.3% from 2019. Official counts list 776 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hennepin County, MN spend on pets?
About $553.8M a year, or $1,026 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 452 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 539,493 households in Hennepin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hennepin County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Hennepin County has 8.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Hennepin County would have about 631, against 452 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,013 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Hennepin County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Hennepin County at 1,284,784 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 539,493 households. The median household income in Hennepin County is $97,653 a year, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hennepin County scores 71 for pet businesses (upper middle), #240 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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