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Pet businesses in Le Sueur County, MN

How Le Sueur County, MN 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,065 of 2,200 scored counties
#38 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
18
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.9M
On pets · $939 a household
Spending per listing
$608K
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
49% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,453
+2.9% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 pet businesses in Le Sueur County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.5 per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $939 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Le Sueur County spend about $10.9M a year on pets. That is about $608K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Le Sueur County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,664 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $689K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Le Sueur County.

Population estimates show Le Sueur County grew 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Le Sueur County is 51 (upper middle), #1,065 of 2,200 scored counties and #38 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Le Sueur 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 Le Sueur County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureLe Sueur CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.510.710.4
Spending per listing$608K$888K$878K
Households per official establishment1,6641,8021,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$939$951$909
Median household income$94,968$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
180 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$689K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
29,453+2.9% since 2020
Households
11,650
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
449 sq. mi.
People per square mile
65
Median household income
$94,968+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,026
Median home value
$316,500
Jobs located here
8,789
Daytime population
21,598Residents 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 Le Sueur 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
38Le Sueur County, MN511815.5$608K+2.9%#1,065 of 2,200

Other business types in Le Sueur County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Le Sueur County, MN?

There are 18 pet businesses on map listings in Le Sueur County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 18 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $10.9M a year, or $939 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $608K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,650 households in Le Sueur County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Le Sueur County has 15.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 49% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $608K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Le Sueur County would have about 13, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,664 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Le Sueur County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Le Sueur County at 29,453 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,650 households. The median household income in Le Sueur County is $94,968 a year, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Le Sueur County scores 51 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,065 of 2,200 scored counties.

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