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Pet businesses in Stillwater County, MT
The pet businesses in Stillwater 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
- 8
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On pets · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $492K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- Twice the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 9,445
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 pet businesses in Stillwater County. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.0, twice the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Stillwater County spend about $3.9M a year on pets, or $1,033 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $492K of household spending for each business on map listings, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Stillwater County in 2023. That is one for every 953 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stillwater County grew 5.0%, 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 Stillwater 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 | Stillwater County | Montana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 15.6 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $492K | $592K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 953 | 1,174 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.7% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $1,033 | $926 | $909 |
| Median household income | $84,732 | $72,509 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $858K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses 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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 9,445+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 3,810
- Median age
- 46.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.4
- Land area
- 1,797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5
- Median household income
- $84,732
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $405,800
- Jobs located here
- 3,617
- Daytime population
- 8,838Residents 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 |
| Stillwater County, MT | Not scored | 8 | 21.0 | $492K | +5.0% |
Other business types in Stillwater 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 Stillwater County, MT?
Stillwater County has 8 pet businesses on map listings 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. Another 7 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stillwater County, MT spend on pets?
About $3.9M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $492K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,810 households in Stillwater County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stillwater County, MT compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Stillwater County has 21.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, twice the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $492K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Stillwater County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 953 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Stillwater County, MT growing?
Population estimates put Stillwater County at 9,445 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,810 households. The median household income in Stillwater County is $84,732 a year, 5% above 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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