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Pet businesses in Pierce County, ND

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Pierce County, ND, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

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

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$1.4M
On pets · $760 a household
Spending per listing
$704K
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
10.8
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
3,838
−3.6% 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

At $760 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Pierce County spend about $1.4M a year on pets. That is about $704K of household spending for each business on map listings.

Pierce County has 2 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. That is 10.8 per 10,000 households.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pierce County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Pierce County declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, 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 Pierce 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.

Pet businesses in Pierce County, ND compared with North Dakota and the U.S.
MeasurePierce CountyNorth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.810.710.4
Spending per listing$704K$805K$878K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,8501,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.8%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%+2.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$760$858$909
Median household income$59,365$76,657$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2The 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County

Population, 2025 estimate
3,838−3.6% since 2020
Households
1,854
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.5
Land area
1,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4
Median household income
$59,365
Average household income
$87,923
Median home value
$147,300
Jobs located here
1,576
Daytime population
3,786Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across North Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in North Dakota for pet businesses, numbered among those based in North Dakota, with Pierce County marked.

Top counties in North Dakota

Counties in North Dakota ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morton County, ND73117.9$1.1M+3.8%#192 of 2,200
2Williams County, ND731811.9$793K+1.4%#205 of 2,200
3Cass County, ND71789.3$927K+9.1%#252 of 2,200
4Burleigh County, ND664410.7$869K+4.7%#435 of 2,200
5Richland County, ND62710.2$828K+1.2%#580 of 2,200
6Grand Forks County, ND61299.3$868K+1.9%#612 of 2,200
7Stutsman County, ND541010.6$727K−0.6%#914 of 2,200
8Ward County, ND493110.9$799K−2.4%#1,130 of 2,200
9Stark County, ND342518.5$462K+0.5%#1,770 of 2,200
10Barnes County, ND27714.3$547K−2.7%#1,958 of 2,200
Pierce County, NDNot scored210.8$704K−3.6%

Other business types in Pierce 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 Pierce County, ND?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2 pet businesses in Pierce County. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. No official count is published for pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Pierce County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Pierce County, ND spend on pets?

About $1.4M a year, or $760 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $704K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,854 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pierce County, ND compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Pierce County has 2 pet businesses on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending.

How fast is Pierce County, ND growing?

Population estimates put Pierce County at 3,838 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,854 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $59,365, 26% 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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