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Pet businesses in Otter Tail County, MN
The pet businesses in Otter Tail County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #901 of 2,200 scored counties
#34 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 25
- 3 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.6M
- On pets · $818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $823K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.9
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,041
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in Otter Tail County comes to about $20.6M a year: $818 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $823K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Otter Tail County has 25 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 9.9 for every 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Otter Tail County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 19 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Otter Tail County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, Otter Tail County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #901 of 2,200 scored counties and #34 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How Otter Tail 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 | Otter Tail County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $823K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,677 | 1,802 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $818 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $72,255 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 82
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Otter Tail 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 Otter Tail County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,041+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 25,157
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $72,255+23.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,523
- Median home value
- $273,000
- Jobs located here
- 23,068
- Daytime population
- 55,886Residents 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 |
| 34Otter Tail County, MN | 54 | 25 | 9.9 | $823K | +1.6% | #901 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Otter Tail 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 businesses54
- Veterinarians62
- Pet grooming and boarding48
- Pet stores48
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Otter Tail County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 pet businesses in Otter Tail County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Otter Tail County, MN spend on pets?
About $20.6M a year, or $818 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $823K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,157 households in Otter Tail County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Otter Tail County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Otter Tail County has 9.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $823K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Otter Tail County would have about 23, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Otter Tail County, MN growing?
Population estimates put Otter Tail County at 61,041 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,157 households. Median household income in Otter Tail County is $72,255, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.1%, 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. Otter Tail County scores 54 for pet businesses (upper middle), #901 of 2,200 scored counties.
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