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Pet businesses in Mille Lacs County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Mille Lacs County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,176 of 2,200 scored counties
#40 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.6M
- On pets · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $455K
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 71% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,753
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 pet businesses in Mille Lacs County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 17.8 per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Mille Lacs County comes to about $8.6M a year: $810 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $455K per business, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Mille Lacs County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,668 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mille Lacs County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Mille Lacs County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,176 of 2,200 scored counties and #40 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Mille Lacs 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 | Mille Lacs County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $455K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,668 | 1,802 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $810 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,729 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 9
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mille Lacs 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 Mille Lacs County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,753+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,672
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 572 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $72,729+29.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,096
- Median home value
- $258,300
- Jobs located here
- 9,682
- Daytime population
- 24,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Minnesota market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Minnesota for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Minnesota, with Mille Lacs 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 |
| 40Mille Lacs County, MN | 49 | 19 | 17.8 | $455K | +4.8% | #1,176 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Mille Lacs 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 businesses49
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding40
- Pet stores31
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Mille Lacs County, MN?
Mille Lacs County has 19 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mille Lacs County, MN spend on pets?
About $8.6M a year, or $810 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $455K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,672 households in Mille Lacs County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mille Lacs County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Mille Lacs County has 17.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 71% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $455K, 48% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Mille Lacs County would have about 10, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,668 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Mille Lacs County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Mille Lacs County at 27,753 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,672 households. The median household income in Mille Lacs County is $72,729 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.6% 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. Mille Lacs County scores 49 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,176 of 2,200 scored counties.
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