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Pet businesses in Marinette County, WI

How Marinette County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,804 of 2,200 scored counties
#58 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
33
8 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
9
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.1M
On pets · $741 a household
Spending per listing
$428K
51% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.3
66% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
42,574
+1.6% 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

For pet businesses, Marinette County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,804 of 2,200 scored counties and #58 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Marinette County spend about $14.1M a year on pets, or $741 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $428K of household spending for each business on map listings, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K.

There are 33 pet businesses on map listings in Marinette County as of September 2026. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.3, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in Marinette County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores. That is one for every 2,117 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Marinette County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Marinette 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 Marinette County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureMarinette CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.311.810.4
Spending per listing$428K$730K$878K
Households per official establishment2,1171,7211,852
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.5%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.6%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$741$861$909
Median household income$63,809$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 9
Employees, 2023
48
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
338 chain locations
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
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
42,574+1.6% since 2020
Households
19,051
Median age
47.6
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,400 sq. mi.
People per square mile
30
Median household income
$63,809+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,117
Median home value
$158,600
Jobs located here
17,150
Daytime population
41,438Residents 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 Marinette 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
58Marinette County, WI333317.3$428K+1.6%#1,804 of 2,200

Other business types in Marinette County

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

Questions

How many pet businesses are in Marinette County, WI?

As of September 2026, map listings count 33 pet businesses in Marinette County. 8 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14.1M a year, or $741 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $428K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,051 households in Marinette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Marinette County has 17.3 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 66% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $428K, 51% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Marinette County would have about 16, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,117 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.

How fast is Marinette County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Marinette County at 42,574 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,051 households. Median household income in Marinette County is $63,809, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Marinette County scores 33 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,804 of 2,200 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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