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Pet businesses in Crawford County, WI

The pet businesses in Crawford County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 22 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,076 of 2,200 scored counties
#66 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
11
3 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5M
On pets · $740 a household
Spending per listing
$451K
49% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
16.4
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
15,910
−1.1% 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

Crawford County scores 22 (low) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #2,076 of 2,200 scored counties and #66 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet businesses in Crawford County. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 17% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

Household spending on pets in Crawford County comes to about $5M a year: $740 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $451K per business, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Crawford County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Crawford County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Crawford 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.

Pet businesses in Crawford County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureCrawford CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households16.411.810.4
Spending per listing$451K$730K$878K
Households per official establishment1,6771,7211,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.1%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$740$861$909
Median household income$64,094$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score2237

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
35
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
3Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
113 chain locations
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 Crawford 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 Crawford County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,910−1.1% since 2020
Households
6,706
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
571 sq. mi.
People per square mile
28
Median household income
$64,094+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,254
Median home value
$183,400
Jobs located here
6,636
Daytime population
14,868Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet businesses across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Crawford County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for pet businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pierce County, WI701811.3$824K+3.1%#291 of 2,200
2Sheboygan County, WI69397.8$1.1M0.0%#309 of 2,200
3Calumet County, WI692310.8$852K+2.9%#323 of 2,200
4Douglas County, WI67147.3$1.1M−0.8%#378 of 2,200
5Milwaukee County, WI642616.7$1.2M−1.5%#494 of 2,200
6Eau Claire County, WI63388.5$987K+3.0%#538 of 2,200
7Lincoln County, WI62129.4$837K−0.1%#578 of 2,200
8Dane County, WI6029311.6$827K+4.9%#660 of 2,200
9Outagamie County, WI609211.7$769K+2.6%#667 of 2,200
10Kenosha County, WI58669.6$930K−0.4%#717 of 2,200
66Crawford County, WI221116.4$451K−1.1%#2,076 of 2,200

Other business types in Crawford County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Crawford County, WI?

There are 11 pet businesses on map listings in Crawford County as of September 2026. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. 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 Crawford County, WI spend on pets?

About $5M a year, or $740 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $451K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,706 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Crawford County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?

Crawford County has 16.4 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $451K, 49% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Crawford County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,677 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Crawford County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Crawford County at 15,910 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,706 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $64,094 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Crawford County scores 22 for pet businesses (low), #2,076 of 2,200 scored counties.

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 Crawford County

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