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Pet businesses in La Crosse County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in La Crosse County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,200 of 2,200 scored counties
#32 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 63
- 11 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On pets · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $682K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,339
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 pet businesses in La Crosse County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 17%, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
At $834 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in La Crosse County spend about $43M a year on pets. Spread across 63 pet businesses, that is $682K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in La Crosse County was 28 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in La Crosse County.
Population estimates show La Crosse County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For pet businesses, La Crosse County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,200 of 2,200 scored counties and #32 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How La Crosse 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 | La Crosse County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.2 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $682K | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,839 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $834 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,013 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 28+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 392
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in La Crosse 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 La Crosse County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,339+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 51,497
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 452 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 267
- Median household income
- $73,013+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,214
- Median home value
- $257,000
- Jobs located here
- 72,448
- Daytime population
- 134,687Residents 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 |
| 32La Crosse County, WI | 48 | 63 | 12.2 | $682K | +0.3% | #1,200 of 2,200 |
Other business types in La Crosse 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 businesses48
- Veterinarians70
- Pet grooming and boarding38
- Pet stores33
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in La Crosse County, WI?
There are 63 pet businesses on map listings in La Crosse County as of September 2026. 11 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in La Crosse County, WI spend on pets?
About $43M a year, or $834 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $682K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,497 households in La Crosse County and national spending patterns by income.
How does La Crosse County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
La Crosse County has 12.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $682K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, La Crosse County would have about 49, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,839 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is La Crosse County, WI growing?
Population estimates put La Crosse County at 121,339 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,497 households. The median household income in La Crosse County is $73,013 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. La Crosse County scores 48 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,200 of 2,200 scored counties.
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