Pets · County · Minnesota
Pet businesses in St. Louis County, MN
How St. Louis 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #814 of 2,200 scored counties
#28 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota
- Listings
- 85
- 13 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 43
- +16.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.8M
- On pets · $813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $833K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 9.8
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 200,518
- +0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in St. Louis County spend about $70.8M a year on pets, or $813 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $833K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
St. Louis County has 85 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 9.8, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Louis County in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,026 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Louis County.
Population estimates put the population change in St. Louis County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, St. Louis County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #814 of 2,200 scored counties and #28 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.
How St. Louis 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 | St. Louis County | Minnesota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $833K | $888K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,026 | 1,802 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.2% | +9.1% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.2% | +2.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $813 | $951 | $909 |
| Median household income | $70,069 | $89,062 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 43+16.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 393
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in St. Louis 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 St. Louis County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 200,518+0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 87,115
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 6,248 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $70,069+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,368
- Median home value
- $221,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,963
- Daytime population
- 212,532Residents 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 St. Louis 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 |
| 28St. Louis County, MN | 56 | 85 | 9.8 | $833K | +0.2% | #814 of 2,200 |
Other business types in St. Louis 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
- Veterinarians65
- Pet grooming and boarding46
- Pet stores61
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in St. Louis County, MN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 85 pet businesses in St. Louis County. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 43 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. Another 84 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. Louis County, MN spend on pets?
About $70.8M 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 85 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $833K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 87,115 households in St. Louis County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Louis County, MN compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
St. Louis County has 9.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $833K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, St. Louis County would have about 81, against 85 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,026 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Louis County, MN growing?
Population estimates put St. Louis County at 200,518 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 87,115 households. Median household income in St. Louis County is $70,069, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. St. Louis County scores 56 for pet businesses (upper middle), #814 of 2,200 scored counties.
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