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Pet businesses in Dunn County, WI

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,681 of 2,200 scored counties
#50 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
26
1 chain location (4%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.4M
On pets · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$554K
37% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.9
43% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,223
+1.7% 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

The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Dunn County is 36 (lower middle), #1,681 of 2,200 scored counties and #50 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Dunn County spend about $14.4M a year on pets, or $826 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 26 pet businesses, that is $554K per business, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

Dunn County has 26 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. That is 14.9 per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Dunn County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 1,342 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.3M has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dunn County. Population estimates put the population change in Dunn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Dunn 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 Dunn County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureDunn CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.911.810.4
Spending per listing$554K$730K$878K
Households per official establishment1,3421,7211,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$826$861$909
Median household income$74,824$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3637

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
69
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
261 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Dunn 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 Dunn County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,223+1.7% since 2020
Households
17,440
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
850 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$74,824+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,785
Median home value
$243,200
Jobs located here
19,544
Daytime population
43,071Residents 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 Dunn 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
50Dunn County, WI362614.9$554K+1.7%#1,681 of 2,200

Other business types in Dunn County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Dunn County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 26 pet businesses in Dunn County. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Dunn County, WI spend on pets?

About $14.4M a year, or $826 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $554K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,440 households in Dunn County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dunn County has 14.9 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $554K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Dunn County would have about 16, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,342 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Dunn County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Dunn County at 46,223 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,440 households. Median household income in Dunn County is $74,824, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Dunn County scores 36 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,681 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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