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Pet businesses in Redwood County, MN

How Redwood 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #853 of 2,200 scored counties
#31 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
5
2 chain locations (40%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On pets · $761 a household
Spending per listing
$958K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.9
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,265
−1.0% 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 5 pet businesses in Redwood County. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.9, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $761 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Redwood County spend about $4.8M a year on pets. That is about $958K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Redwood County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Redwood County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Redwood County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #853 of 2,200 scored counties and #31 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Redwood 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 Redwood County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureRedwood CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.910.710.4
Spending per listing$958K$888K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8021,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$761$951$909
Median household income$67,866$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score5557

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
52 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Redwood 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 Redwood County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,265−1.0% since 2020
Households
6,293
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
879 sq. mi.
People per square mile
17
Median household income
$67,866+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,682
Median home value
$158,200
Jobs located here
6,441
Daytime population
14,542Residents 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 Redwood 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
31Redwood County, MN5557.9$958K−1.0%#853 of 2,200

Other business types in Redwood County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Redwood County, MN?

There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Redwood County as of September 2026. 2 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Redwood County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.8M a year, or $761 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $958K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,293 households in Redwood County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Redwood County has 7.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $958K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Redwood County would have about 6, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Redwood County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Redwood County at 15,265 people in 2025, down 1.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,293 households. The median household income in Redwood County is $67,866 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Redwood County scores 55 for pet businesses (upper middle), #853 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Redwood County

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