Pets · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Pet businesses in the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area
How the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for pet businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #256 of 527 scored small-town markets
#2 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.7M
- On pets · $834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $589K
- 33% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.2
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 71,943
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 pet businesses in the Stevens Point-Plover area. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 17% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.2, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Households in the Stevens Point-Plover area spend about $24.7M a year on pets, or $834 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 pet businesses, that is $589K per business, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Stevens Point-Plover area was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,855 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $982K has gone to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Stevens Point-Plover area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Stevens Point-Plover area grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Stevens Point-Plover area scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #256 of 527 scored small-town markets and #2 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin.
How the Stevens Point-Plover area 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 | Stevens Point-Plover area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.2 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $589K | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,855 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $834 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $76,070 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 152
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $982K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Stevens Point-Plover area, 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 the Stevens Point-Plover area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 71,943+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 29,679
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 88
- Median household income
- $76,070+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,142
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 33,759
- Daytime population
- 69,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for pet businesses, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Stevens Point-Plover area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Shawano, WI | 59 | 18 | 9.7 | $785K | +1.4% | #152 of 527 |
| 2Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 52 | 42 | 14.2 | $589K | +2.2% | #256 of 527 |
| Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 49 | 19 | 13.5 | $557K | +0.4% | #294 of 527 |
| 3Sparta, WI | 48 | 21 | 11.5 | $688K | +0.6% | #300 of 527 |
| 4Manitowoc, WI | 48 | 46 | 13.1 | $602K | +0.4% | #307 of 527 |
| 5Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 45 | 41 | 12.7 | $610K | −0.2% | #332 of 527 |
| 6Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 44 | 72 | 16.7 | $537K | +0.8% | #347 of 527 |
| 7Menomonie, WI | 42 | 26 | 14.9 | $554K | +1.7% | #364 of 527 |
| 8Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 42 | 57 | 16.3 | $528K | +0.3% | #366 of 527 |
| 9Baraboo, WI | 41 | 43 | 15.4 | $554K | +1.3% | #375 of 527 |
Other business types in the Stevens Point-Plover area
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 businesses52
- Veterinarians86
- Pet grooming and boarding42
- Pet stores69
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area?
The Stevens Point-Plover area has 42 pet businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count vets, groomers, boarding and pet stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in 2023. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area spend on pets?
About $24.7M 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 42 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $589K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,679 households in the Stevens Point-Plover area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Stevens Point-Plover area has 14.2 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $589K, 33% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the national ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Stevens Point-Plover area would have about 28, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,855 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Stevens Point-Plover, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Stevens Point-Plover area at 71,943 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 29,679 households. The median household income in the Stevens Point-Plover area is $76,070 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Stevens Point-Plover area scores 52 for pet businesses (upper middle), #256 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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