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Pet businesses in Todd County, MN

The pet businesses in Todd County, MN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,368 of 2,200 scored counties
#47 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota

Listings
14
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$7.8M
On pets · $764 a household
Spending per listing
$557K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.7
32% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,060
+3.0% 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

Household spending on pets in Todd County comes to about $7.8M a year: $764 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $557K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 14 pet businesses on map listings in Todd County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Todd County in 2023. That is one for every 2,042 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Todd County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Todd County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,368 of 2,200 scored counties and #47 of 63 scored counties in Minnesota.

How Todd 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 Todd County, MN compared with Minnesota and the U.S.
MeasureTodd CountyMinnesotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.710.710.4
Spending per listing$557K$888K$878K
Households per official establishment2,0421,8021,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.1%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+2.1%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$764$951$909
Median household income$67,662$89,062$80,734
Groundwork market score4457

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$988K
One-person businesses, 2023
7Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
140 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Todd 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 Todd County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,060+3.0% since 2020
Households
10,209
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
945 sq. mi.
People per square mile
27
Median household income
$67,662+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,713
Median home value
$207,700
Jobs located here
6,886
Daytime population
21,131Residents 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 Todd 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
47Todd County, MN441413.7$557K+3.0%#1,368 of 2,200

Other business types in Todd County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Todd County, MN?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 pet businesses in Todd County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $7.8M a year, or $764 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $557K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,209 households in Todd County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Todd County has 13.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $557K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Todd County would have about 9, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,042 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Todd County, MN growing?

Population estimates put Todd County at 26,060 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,209 households. Median household income in Todd County is $67,662, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Todd County scores 44 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,368 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 Todd County

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