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Pet businesses in Sheboygan County, WI
How Sheboygan 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 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #309 of 2,200 scored counties
#2 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 39
- 3 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.1M
- On pets · $826 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 20% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.8
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 118,047
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 39 pet businesses in Sheboygan County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 8%, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 7.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in Sheboygan County spend about $41.1M a year on pets, or $826 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per business, 20% above the U.S. figure of $878K.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sheboygan County in 2023. That is one for every 2,925 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $60K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sheboygan County.
Population estimates show Sheboygan County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sheboygan County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #309 of 2,200 scored counties and #2 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Sheboygan 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 | Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.8 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,925 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $826 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $73,094 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 180
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 393 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $60K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in Sheboygan 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 Sheboygan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 118,0470.0% since 2020
- Households
- 49,725
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $73,094+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,780
- Median home value
- $232,700
- Jobs located here
- 58,857
- Daytime population
- 120,358Residents 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 |
Other business types in Sheboygan 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 businesses69
- Veterinarians72
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores58
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in Sheboygan County, WI?
There are 39 pet businesses on map listings in Sheboygan County as of September 2026. 3 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sheboygan County, WI spend on pets?
About $41.1M 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 39 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,725 households in Sheboygan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sheboygan County, WI compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
Sheboygan County has 7.8 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $1.1M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, Sheboygan County would have about 47, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,925 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is Sheboygan County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Sheboygan County at 118,047 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,725 households. The median household income in Sheboygan County is $73,094 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% 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. Sheboygan County scores 69 for pet businesses (upper middle), #309 of 2,200 scored counties.
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