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Pet businesses in Mower County, MN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Mower County, MN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #827 of 2,200 scored counties
#29 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.8M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $752K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.8
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 40,971
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 pet businesses in Mower County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 10.8 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Mower County spend about $12.8M a year on pets, or $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $752K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mower County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,965 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $573K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mower County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mower County grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Mower County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #827 of 2,200 scored counties and #29 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Mower 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 | Mower County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $752K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,965 | 1,802 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,074 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $573K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Mower 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 Mower County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 40,971+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,719
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 711 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 57
- Median household income
- $73,074+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,253
- Median home value
- $185,200
- Jobs located here
- 15,578
- Daytime population
- 36,121Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 29Mower County, MN | 56 | 17 | 10.8 | $752K | +2.3% | #827 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Mower 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 businesses56
- Veterinarians42
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores30
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Mower County, MN?
Mower County has 17 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mower County, MN spend on pets?
About $12.8M a year, or $813 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $752K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,719 households in Mower County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mower County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Mower County has 10.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $752K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Mower County would have about 15, against 17 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,965 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Mower County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Mower County at 40,971 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,719 households. The median household income in Mower County is $73,074 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. Mower County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #827 of 2,200 scored counties.
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