Pets · Small-town market · Montana
Pet businesses in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #117 of 527 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Montana
- Listings
- 21
- 5 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $12.4M
- On pets · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $589K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.6
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 36,118
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Butte-Silver Bow area comes to about $12.4M a year: $802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 21 pet businesses, that is $589K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 21 pet businesses on map listings in the Butte-Silver Bow area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 13.6 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Butte-Silver Bow area in 2023. That is one for every 3,855 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 12 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Butte-Silver Bow area grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in the Butte-Silver Bow area is 63 (upper middle), #117 of 527 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Montana. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Butte-Silver Bow 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 | Butte-Silver Bow area | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.6 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $589K | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,855 | 1,174 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $802 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $61,754 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 12Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 215 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 the Butte-Silver Bow 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 Butte-Silver Bow area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 36,118+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 15,419
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $61,754+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,950
- Median home value
- $255,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,312
- Daytime population
- 35,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Butte-Silver Bow, MT | 63 | 21 | 13.6 | $589K | +2.6% | #117 of 527 |
| 2Kalispell, MT | 53 | 72 | 16.3 | $578K | +10.1% | #241 of 527 |
Other business types in the Butte-Silver Bow 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 businesses63
- Veterinarians53
- Pet grooming and boarding68
- Pet stores44
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 21 pet businesses in the Butte-Silver Bow area. 5 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 12 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area spend on pets?
About $12.4M a year, or $802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $589K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,419 households in the Butte-Silver Bow area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Butte-Silver Bow area has 13.6 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $589K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Butte-Silver Bow area would have about 14, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,855 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Butte-Silver Bow, MT area growing?
Population estimates put the Butte-Silver Bow area at 36,118 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,419 households. Median household income in the Butte-Silver Bow area is $61,754, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Butte-Silver Bow area scores 63 for pet businesses (upper middle), #117 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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