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Pet businesses in Madison County, MT

The pet businesses in Madison County, MT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
6
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On pets · $912 a household
Spending per listing
$568K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.0
54% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,026
+15.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 pet businesses in Madison County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

At $912 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $3.4M a year on pets. That is about $568K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 935 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 16 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County grew 15.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Madison 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 Madison County, MT compared with Montana and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyMontanaU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.015.610.4
Spending per listing$568K$592K$878K
Households per official establishment9351,1741,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.7%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+15.8%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$912$926$909
Median household income$75,250$72,509$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored30

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
22
Annual payroll, 2023
$778K
One-person businesses, 2023
16Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
60 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,026+15.8% since 2020
Households
3,740
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
3,588 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3
Median household income
$75,250
Average household income
$98,856
Median home value
$470,100
Jobs located here
6,091
Daytime population
11,778Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Montana

Every Montana market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Montana for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Montana, with Madison 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
Madison County, MTNot scored616.0$568K+15.8%

Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, MT?

There are 6 pet businesses on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.4M a year, or $912 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $568K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,740 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 16.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 54% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $568K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 4, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 935 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, MT growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 10,026 people in 2025, up 15.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,740 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,250 a year, 7% 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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How the score works · Top markets for pet businesses · All 56 business types in Madison County

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