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Pet businesses in Dawson County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Dawson 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
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.2M
- On pets · $877 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 8,692
- −2.6% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Dawson County
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What this means
At $877 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Dawson County spend about $3.2M a year on pets. Spread across 3 pet businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Dawson County has 3 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That comes to 8.3 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dawson County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Dawson County declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 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 | $877 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,334 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
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
- 6Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 8,692−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 3,615
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $71,334
- Average household income
- $87,555
- Median home value
- $185,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,735
- Daytime population
- 8,445Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in Dawson County?
These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the pet businesses on map listings by name and distance.
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Every Montana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Montana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Dawson County marked.
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 |
| Dawson County, MT | Not scored | 3 | 8.3 | $1.1M | −2.6% |
Other business types in Dawson County
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Pets
- Pet businesses
- Veterinarians
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Dawson County, MT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 pet businesses in Dawson County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dawson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dawson County, MT spend on pets?
About $3.2M a year, or $877 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,615 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Dawson County has 8.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Dawson County would have about 4, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Dawson County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 8,692 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,615 households. Median household income in Dawson County is $71,334, 12% 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?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Dawson County. It maps the pet businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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