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Pet businesses in Walsh County, ND
How Walsh County, ND compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,033 of 2,200 scored counties
#11 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On pets · $797 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 43% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 53% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,179
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Walsh County is 24 (low), #2,033 of 2,200 scored counties and #11 of 11 scored counties in North Dakota. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 pet businesses in Walsh County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That is 15.9 per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Walsh County comes to about $3.5M a year: $797 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $501K per business, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Walsh County in 2023. That is one for every 1,467 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $765K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Walsh County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walsh County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Walsh 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 | Walsh County | North Dakota | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 10.7 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $805K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,467 | 1,850 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.8% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +2.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $797 | $858 | $909 |
| Median household income | $71,944 | $76,657 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 0Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 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
- 1
- Amount
- $765K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Walsh 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 Walsh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,179−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,400
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 8
- Median household income
- $71,944+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,230
- Median home value
- $132,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,797
- Daytime population
- 10,251Residents 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 |
| 11Walsh County, ND | 24 | 7 | 15.9 | $501K | −3.3% | #2,033 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Walsh 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 businesses24
- 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 Walsh County, ND?
Walsh County has 7 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023.
How much do households in Walsh County, ND spend on pets?
About $3.5M a year, or $797 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $501K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,400 households in Walsh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walsh County, ND compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Walsh County has 15.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $501K, 43% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Walsh County would have about 4, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,467 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Walsh County, ND growing?
Population estimates put Walsh County at 10,179 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,400 households. The median household income in Walsh County is $71,944 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Walsh County scores 24 for pet businesses (low), #2,033 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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