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Pet businesses in Cascade County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Cascade County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,692 of 2,200 scored counties
#15 of 19 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 60
- 8 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On pets · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $521K
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 85,029
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Cascade County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,692 of 2,200 scored counties and #15 of 19 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 pet businesses in Cascade County. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.8, 62% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Cascade County spend about $31.3M a year on pets, or $878 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $521K per business, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Cascade County in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,484 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Cascade County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cascade County 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 | Cascade County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $521K | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,484 | 1,174 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $878 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,690 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 24−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 203
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 608 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Cascade 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 Cascade County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 85,029+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 35,615
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,698 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 31
- Median household income
- $67,690+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,832
- Median home value
- $265,300
- Jobs located here
- 35,854
- Daytime population
- 84,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Montana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Custer County, MT | 67 | 5 | 9.9 | $873K | +1.5% | #391 of 2,200 |
| 2Lewis and Clark County, MT | 65 | 43 | 13.8 | $707K | +5.8% | #489 of 2,200 |
| 3Richland County, MT | 63 | 5 | 11.3 | $856K | −1.3% | #548 of 2,200 |
| 4Missoula County, MT | 62 | 63 | 12.0 | $793K | +4.4% | #583 of 2,200 |
| 5Silver Bow County, MT | 57 | 21 | 13.6 | $589K | +2.6% | #798 of 2,200 |
| 6Jefferson County, MT | 55 | 12 | 24.0 | $455K | +9.8% | #886 of 2,200 |
| 7Carbon County, MT | 53 | 8 | 17.2 | $568K | +9.1% | #972 of 2,200 |
| 8Yellowstone County, MT | 52 | 98 | 14.0 | $686K | +4.5% | #1,002 of 2,200 |
| 9Gallatin County, MT | 50 | 92 | 18.0 | $607K | +7.7% | #1,116 of 2,200 |
| 10Park County, MT | 50 | 18 | 21.5 | $431K | +5.7% | #1,125 of 2,200 |
| 15Cascade County, MT | 36 | 60 | 16.8 | $521K | +0.7% | #1,692 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Cascade 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 businesses36
- Veterinarians43
- Pet grooming and boarding41
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Cascade County, MT?
There are 60 pet businesses on map listings in Cascade County as of September 2026. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cascade County, MT spend on pets?
About $31.3M a year, or $878 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $521K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,615 households in Cascade County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cascade County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Cascade County has 16.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $521K, 41% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Cascade County would have about 36, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,484 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Cascade County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Cascade County at 85,029 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,615 households. The median household income in Cascade County is $67,690 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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. Cascade County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,692 of 2,200 scored counties.
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