Pets · Metro area · Montana
Pet businesses in the Billings, MT metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Billings, MT metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #276 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana
- Listings
- 114
- 14 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 69
- +23.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.7M
- On pets · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $664K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.5
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 193,603
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Billings metro area spend about $75.7M a year on pets, or $966 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 114 pet businesses, that is $664K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 114 pet businesses on map listings in the Billings metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.5 per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Billings metro area was 69 in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 109 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $8.6M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Billings metro area.
Population estimates show the Billings metro area grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, the Billings metro area has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #276 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 5 scored metro areas based in Montana.
How the Billings metro area compares
The same measures for Montana 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 | Billings metro area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.5 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $664K | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,136 | 1,174 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.6% | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $966 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,194 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69+23.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 656
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 109Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $8.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Billings metro area, 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 the Billings metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 193,603+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 78,371
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 6,478 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $77,194+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,451
- Median home value
- $355,200
- Jobs located here
- 97,581
- Daytime population
- 192,076Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Helena, MT | 57 | 57 | 14.6 | $676K | +7.7% | #143 of 387 |
| 2Missoula, MT | 53 | 65 | 11.9 | $797K | +4.7% | #173 of 387 |
| 3Billings, MT | 40 | 114 | 14.5 | $664K | +4.8% | #276 of 387 |
| 4Bozeman, MT | 40 | 92 | 18.0 | $607K | +7.7% | #280 of 387 |
| 5Great Falls, MT | 24 | 60 | 16.8 | $521K | +0.7% | #362 of 387 |
Other business types in the Billings metro area
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 businesses40
- Veterinarians37
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores38
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Billings, MT metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 114 pet businesses in the Billings metro area. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 23.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 109 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Billings, MT metro area spend on pets?
About $75.7M a year, or $966 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $664K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,371 households in the Billings metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Billings, MT metro area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Billings metro area has 14.5 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $664K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Billings metro area would have about 86, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is the Billings, MT metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Billings metro area at 193,603 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,371 households. Median household income in the Billings metro area is $77,194, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. The Billings metro area scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #276 of 387 scored metro areas.
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