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Pet businesses in Pembina County, ND
How Pembina County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $2.4M
- On pets · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $481K
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,568
- −3.8% since 2020
See the pet businesses around any address in Pembina County
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What this means
At $809 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Pembina County spend about $2.4M a year on pets. That works out to $481K per business, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 5 pet businesses on map listings in Pembina County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pembina County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pembina County declined 3.8%, 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 Pembina County compares
The same measures for North Dakota 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 | Pembina County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $481K | $805K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,850 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.8% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $809 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $68,393 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 47 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 Pembina 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 Pembina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,568−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 2,973
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,119 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 6
- Median household income
- $68,393
- Average household income
- $92,636
- Median home value
- $119,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,717
- Daytime population
- 6,343Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in North Dakota
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morton County, ND | 73 | 11 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +3.8% | #192 of 2,200 |
| 2Williams County, ND | 73 | 18 | 11.9 | $793K | +1.4% | #205 of 2,200 |
| 3Cass County, ND | 71 | 78 | 9.3 | $927K | +9.1% | #252 of 2,200 |
| 4Burleigh County, ND | 66 | 44 | 10.7 | $869K | +4.7% | #435 of 2,200 |
| 5Richland County, ND | 62 | 7 | 10.2 | $828K | +1.2% | #580 of 2,200 |
| 6Grand Forks County, ND | 61 | 29 | 9.3 | $868K | +1.9% | #612 of 2,200 |
| 7Stutsman County, ND | 54 | 10 | 10.6 | $727K | −0.6% | #914 of 2,200 |
| 8Ward County, ND | 49 | 31 | 10.9 | $799K | −2.4% | #1,130 of 2,200 |
| 9Stark County, ND | 34 | 25 | 18.5 | $462K | +0.5% | #1,770 of 2,200 |
| 10Barnes County, ND | 27 | 7 | 14.3 | $547K | −2.7% | #1,958 of 2,200 |
| Pembina County, ND | Not scored | 5 | 16.8 | $481K | −3.8% |
Other business types in Pembina 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 Pembina County, ND?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 pet businesses in Pembina County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pembina County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pembina County, ND spend on pets?
About $2.4M a year, or $809 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $481K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,973 households in Pembina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pembina County, ND compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Pembina County has 16.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $481K, 45% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Pembina County would have about 3, against 5 on map listings.
How fast is Pembina County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Pembina County at 6,568 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,973 households. Median household income in Pembina County is $68,393, 15% 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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