Pets · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Pet businesses in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI area
The pet businesses in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #332 of 527 scored small-town markets
#5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 41
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $25M
- On pets · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $610K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.7
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,060
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on pets in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area comes to about $25M a year: $775 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $610K of household spending for each business on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K.
There are 41 pet businesses on map listings in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area as of September 2026. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 17% across the U.S. That comes to 12.7 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4.
Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as pet care, veterinarians and pet stores in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area in 2023. That is one for every 2,016 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S. Official counts also show 29 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet businesses, ranking #332 of 527 scored small-town markets and #5 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin.
How the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield 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 | Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.7 | 11.8 | 10.4 |
| Spending per listing | $610K | $730K | $878K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,016 | 1,721 | 1,852 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.5% | +11.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on pets | $775 | $861 | $909 |
| Median household income | $67,989 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 29Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 29The 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 the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield 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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,060−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 32,253
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 793 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $67,989+23.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,117
- Median home value
- $175,600
- Jobs located here
- 37,937
- Daytime population
- 75,209Residents 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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield 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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield 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 businesses45
- Veterinarians75
- Pet grooming and boarding59
- Pet stores37
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many pet businesses are in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 pet businesses in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area. 5 of them (12%) 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. Another 29 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI area spend on pets?
About $25M a year, or $775 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 pet businesses on map listings, it comes to $610K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,253 households in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI area compare with the U.S. for pet businesses?
The Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area has 12.7 pet businesses per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 10.4. Spending per business is $610K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $878K. At the U.S. ratio of pet businesses to household spending, the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area would have about 29, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,016 households, against one for every 1,852 across the U.S.
How fast is the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area at 74,060 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,253 households. Median household income in the Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area is $67,989, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.8%, 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. 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 Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield area scores 45 for pet businesses (lower middle), #332 of 527 scored small-town markets.
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