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Pet businesses in Polk County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for pet businesses in Polk County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,548 of 2,200 scored counties
#47 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 39
- 1 chain location (3%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.4M
- On pets · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $420K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 92% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,803
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Polk County spend about $16.4M a year on pets, or $838 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 39 pet businesses, that is $420K per business, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
Polk County has 39 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (3%) is a chain location, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.0, 92% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Polk County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 2,171 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 26 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $335K have gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Polk County.
Population estimates show Polk County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for pet businesses in Polk County is 40 (lower middle), #1,548 of 2,200 scored counties and #47 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $420K | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,171 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $838 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $77,219 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 26Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 391 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,803+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 19,542
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 914 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 50
- Median household income
- $77,219+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,913
- Median home value
- $271,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,552
- Daytime population
- 37,385Residents 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 |
| 47Polk County, WI | 40 | 39 | 20.0 | $420K | +1.7% | #1,548 of 2,200 |
Other business types in Polk 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 businesses40
- Veterinarians35
- Pet grooming and boarding50
- Pet stores40
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Polk County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 pet businesses in Polk County. One of them (3%) is a chain location. 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 26 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Polk County, WI spend on pets?
About $16.4M a year, or $838 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $420K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,542 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Polk County has 20.0 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 92% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $420K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Polk County would have about 19, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,171 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 45,803 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,542 households. Median household income in Polk County is $77,219, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.7%, 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. Polk County scores 40 for pet businesses (lower middle), #1,548 of 2,200 scored counties.
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