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Pet businesses in Outagamie County, WI
How Outagamie 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 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #667 of 2,200 scored counties
#9 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 92
- 21 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +37.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $70.8M
- On pets · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $769K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.7
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 195,894
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 92 pet businesses in Outagamie County. 21 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 11.7 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Household spending on pets in Outagamie County comes to about $70.8M a year: $903 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $769K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
In 2023, official counts showed 44 businesses with payroll in Outagamie County classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores, up 37.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,781 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 64 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Outagamie County.
Population estimates show Outagamie County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Outagamie County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #667 of 2,200 scored counties and #9 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Outagamie 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 | Outagamie County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $769K | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,781 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.5% | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $903 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $85,069 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 44+37.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 637
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Outagamie 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 Outagamie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 195,894+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 78,382
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 638 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 302
- Median household income
- $85,069+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,086
- Median home value
- $267,300
- Jobs located here
- 112,656
- Daytime population
- 204,040Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Outagamie County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Outagamie 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 businesses60
- Veterinarians71
- Pet grooming and boarding52
- Pet stores63
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Outagamie County, WI?
Outagamie County has 92 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023, up 37.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Outagamie County, WI spend on pets?
About $70.8M a year, or $903 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $769K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 78,382 households in Outagamie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Outagamie County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Outagamie County has 11.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $769K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Outagamie County would have about 81, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,781 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +11.4% for the U.S.
How fast is Outagamie County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Outagamie County at 195,894 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,382 households. The median household income in Outagamie County is $85,069 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Outagamie County scores 60 for pet businesses (upper middle), #667 of 2,200 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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