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Pet businesses in Ashland County, WI
The pet businesses in Ashland County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,882 of 2,200 scored counties
#60 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On pets · $731 a household
- Spending per listing
- $333K
- 62% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,203
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Ashland County is 30 (lower middle), #1,882 of 2,200 scored counties and #60 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 pet businesses in Ashland County. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 22.0 for every 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $731 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Ashland County spend about $5M a year on pets. Spread across 15 pet businesses, that is $333K per business, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Ashland County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 2,277 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Ashland County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ashland County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Ashland County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $333K | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,277 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $731 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $62,462 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $830K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Ashland 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 Ashland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,203+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,832
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,045 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $62,462+46.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,270
- Median home value
- $170,300
- Jobs located here
- 7,396
- Daytime population
- 16,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pierce County, WI | 70 | 18 | 11.3 | $824K | +3.1% | #291 of 2,200 |
| 2Sheboygan County, WI | 69 | 39 | 7.8 | $1.1M | 0.0% | #309 of 2,200 |
| 3Calumet County, WI | 69 | 23 | 10.8 | $852K | +2.9% | #323 of 2,200 |
| 4Douglas County, WI | 67 | 14 | 7.3 | $1.1M | −0.8% | #378 of 2,200 |
| 5Milwaukee County, WI | 64 | 261 | 6.7 | $1.2M | −1.5% | #494 of 2,200 |
| 6Eau Claire County, WI | 63 | 38 | 8.5 | $987K | +3.0% | #538 of 2,200 |
| 7Lincoln County, WI | 62 | 12 | 9.4 | $837K | −0.1% | #578 of 2,200 |
| 8Dane County, WI | 60 | 293 | 11.6 | $827K | +4.9% | #660 of 2,200 |
| 9Outagamie County, WI | 60 | 92 | 11.7 | $769K | +2.6% | #667 of 2,200 |
| 10Kenosha County, WI | 58 | 66 | 9.6 | $930K | −0.4% | #717 of 2,200 |
| 60Ashland County, WI | 30 | 15 | 22.0 | $333K | +1.1% | #1,882 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Ashland 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 businesses30
- Veterinarians16
- Pet grooming and boarding
- Pet stores
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Ashland County, WI?
Ashland County has 15 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location. 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. Another 4 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Ashland County, WI spend on pets?
About $5M a year, or $731 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $333K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,832 households in Ashland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ashland County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Ashland County has 22.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 2.1 times the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $333K, 62% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Ashland County would have about 6, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,277 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Ashland County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Ashland County at 16,203 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,832 households. The median household income in Ashland County is $62,462 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 46.9% 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. Ashland County scores 30 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,882 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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