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Pet businesses in Daniels County, MT

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Daniels County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$568K
On pets · $774 a household
Spending per listing
$284K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
27.2
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
1,612
−2.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 pet businesses in Daniels County. That is 27.2 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on pets in Daniels County comes to about $568K a year: $774 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $284K of household spending for each business on map listings.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Daniels County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Daniels County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Daniels 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.

Pet businesses in Daniels County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureDaniels CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.215.610.4
Spending per listing$284K$592K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$774$926$909
Median household income$55,625$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1The 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 Daniels 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 Daniels County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,612−2.3% since 2020
Households
734
Median age
52.6
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
1,426 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1
Median household income
$55,625
Average household income
$73,681
Median home value
$184,800
Jobs located here
633
Daytime population
1,507Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Montana

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The highest-scoring counties in Montana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Daniels County marked.

Top counties in Montana

Counties in Montana ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Custer County, MT6759.9$873K+1.5%#391 of 2,200
2Lewis and Clark County, MT654313.8$707K+5.8%#489 of 2,200
3Richland County, MT63511.3$856K−1.3%#548 of 2,200
4Missoula County, MT626312.0$793K+4.4%#583 of 2,200
5Silver Bow County, MT572113.6$589K+2.6%#798 of 2,200
6Jefferson County, MT551224.0$455K+9.8%#886 of 2,200
7Carbon County, MT53817.2$568K+9.1%#972 of 2,200
8Yellowstone County, MT529814.0$686K+4.5%#1,002 of 2,200
9Gallatin County, MT509218.0$607K+7.7%#1,116 of 2,200
10Park County, MT501821.5$431K+5.7%#1,125 of 2,200
Daniels County, MTNot scored227.2$284K−2.3%

Other business types in Daniels County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Daniels County, MT?

Daniels County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Daniels County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Daniels County, MT spend on pets?

About $568K a year, or $774 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 734 households in Daniels County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Daniels County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Daniels County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Daniels County would have about 1, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is Daniels County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Daniels County at 1,612 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 734 households. The median household income in Daniels County is $55,625 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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