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Pet businesses in Fergus County, MT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Fergus County, MT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,763 of 2,200 scored counties
#17 of 19 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On pets · $806 a household
- Spending per listing
- $534K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.1
- 45% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,825
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For pet businesses, Fergus County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,763 of 2,200 scored counties and #17 of 19 scored counties in Montana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $806 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Fergus County spend about $4.3M a year on pets. Spread across 8 pet businesses, that is $534K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 8 pet businesses on map listings in Fergus County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.1 per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Fergus County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,061 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fergus County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fergus 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 | Fergus County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.1 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $534K | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,061 | 1,174 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $806 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $63,706 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 8Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 80 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Fergus 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 Fergus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,825+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,303
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 4,339 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3
- Median household income
- $63,706+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,592
- Median home value
- $236,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,374
- Daytime population
- 11,143Residents 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 |
| 17Fergus County, MT | 34 | 8 | 15.1 | $534K | +3.1% | #1,763 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Fergus 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 businesses34
- 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 Fergus County, MT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet businesses in Fergus County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 8 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fergus County, MT spend on pets?
About $4.3M a year, or $806 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $534K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,303 households in Fergus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fergus County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Fergus County has 15.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 45% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $534K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Fergus County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,061 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Fergus County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Fergus County at 11,825 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,303 households. Median household income in Fergus County is $63,706, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.1%, 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. 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. Fergus County scores 34 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,763 of 2,200 scored counties.
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