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Pet businesses in Gallatin County, MT
The pet businesses in Gallatin County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,116 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 19 scored counties in Montana
- Listings
- 92
- 7 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 58
- +23.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $55.8M
- On pets · $1,090 a household
- Spending per listing
- $607K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.0
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 128,740
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 pet businesses in Gallatin County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.0, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $1,090 per household (20% above the U.S. average), households in Gallatin County spend about $55.8M a year on pets. That is about $607K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gallatin County in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. That is one for every 883 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 145 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gallatin County.
Population estimates put the population change in Gallatin County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Gallatin County scores 50 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #1,116 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 19 scored counties in Montana.
How Gallatin 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 | Gallatin County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.0 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $607K | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 883 | 1,174 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +23.4% | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,090 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $93,528 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 47 → 58+23.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 538
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 927 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Gallatin 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 Gallatin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 128,740+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 51,215
- Median age
- 36.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 2,605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $93,528+40.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $132,508
- Median home value
- $667,600
- Jobs located here
- 70,333
- Daytime population
- 127,514Residents 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 |
Other business types in Gallatin 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 businesses50
- Veterinarians46
- Pet grooming and boarding55
- Pet stores59
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Gallatin County, MT?
There are 92 pet businesses on map listings in Gallatin County as of September 2026. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 58 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 23.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 145 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gallatin County, MT spend on pets?
About $55.8M a year, or $1,090 per household. That is 20% above the U.S. average (an index of 120, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $607K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,215 households in Gallatin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gallatin County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Gallatin County has 18.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $607K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Gallatin County would have about 64, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 883 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Gallatin County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Gallatin County at 128,740 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,215 households. The median household income in Gallatin County is $93,528 a year, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.9% 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. Gallatin County scores 50 for pet businesses (upper middle), #1,116 of 2,200 scored counties.
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