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Pet businesses in Charles Mix County, SD

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Charles Mix County, SD, 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
7
1 chain location (14%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$2.4M
On pets · $775 a household
Spending per listing
$336K
62% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
2.2 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,303
−0.5% 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 7 pet businesses in Charles Mix County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 23.1 for every 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Charles Mix County comes to about $2.4M a year: $775 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $336K per business, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Charles Mix County in 2023. That is one for every 758 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Charles Mix County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.5%, 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 Charles Mix County compares

The same measures for South 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 Charles Mix County, SD compared with South Dakota and the U.S.
MeasureCharles Mix CountySouth DakotaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.112.810.4
Spending per listing$336K$651K$878K
Households per official establishment7581,4061,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.3%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$775$835$909
Median household income$64,038$75,081$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored32

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 4
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$821K
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
71 chain location
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 Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,303−0.5% since 2020
Households
3,032
Median age
36.4
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
1,097 sq. mi.
People per square mile
8
Median household income
$64,038
Average household income
$84,687
Median home value
$170,600
Jobs located here
3,366
Daytime population
9,404Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across South Dakota

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The highest-scoring counties in South Dakota for pet businesses, numbered among those based in South Dakota, with Charles Mix County marked.

Top counties in South Dakota

Counties in South Dakota ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lincoln County, SD742810.0$990K+17.5%#179 of 2,200
2Minnehaha County, SD73819.6$904K+7.6%#200 of 2,200
3Union County, SD70912.3$770K+3.3%#294 of 2,200
4Pennington County, SD545511.9$702K+6.6%#916 of 2,200
5Yankton County, SD511111.3$706K+1.5%#1,050 of 2,200
6Lawrence County, SD491512.4$644K+14.0%#1,156 of 2,200
7Hughes County, SD43811.0$783K−0.9%#1,379 of 2,200
8Brookings County, SD431913.8$589K+9.6%#1,402 of 2,200
9Beadle County, SD401013.3$576K+2.4%#1,529 of 2,200
10Meade County, SD371815.0$560K+2.7%#1,644 of 2,200
Charles Mix County, SDNot scored723.1$336K−0.5%

Other business types in Charles Mix 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 Charles Mix County, SD?

There are 7 pet businesses on map listings in Charles Mix County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. 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 also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Charles Mix County, SD spend on pets?

About $2.4M a year, or $775 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $336K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,032 households in Charles Mix County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Charles Mix County, SD compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Charles Mix County has 23.1 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.2 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $336K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Charles Mix County would have about 3, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 758 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Charles Mix County, SD growing?

Population estimates put Charles Mix County at 9,303 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,032 households. The median household income in Charles Mix County is $64,038 a year, 21% 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 Charles Mix County

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