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Pet stores in Allegan County, MI

The pet stores in Allegan County, MI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #525 of 974 scored counties
#17 of 34 scored counties in Michigan

Listings
11
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$40M
On pets · $879 a household
Spending per listing
$3.6M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
20% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,188
+2.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on pets in Allegan County comes to about $40M a year: $879 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 pet stores, that is $3.6M per store, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. The spending figure covers all pets, not only pet stores.

Allegan County has 11 pet stores on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 38% across the U.S. That is 2.4 per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for pet and pet supplies stores in Allegan County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates show Allegan County grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allegan County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for pet stores, ranking #525 of 974 scored counties and #17 of 34 scored counties in Michigan.

How Allegan County compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all pets by the pet stores counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Pet stores in Allegan County, MI compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureAllegan CountyMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.41.82.0
Spending per listing$3.6M$4.6M$4.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a13,96013,024
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.6%−1.6%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on pets$879$843$909
Median household income$83,283$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market score4846

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 and pet supplies stores in Allegan 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 Allegan County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,188+2.1% since 2020
Households
45,522
Median age
41.4
Homes lived in by their owners
87%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
825 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$83,283+32.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$103,889
Median home value
$267,100
Jobs located here
42,851
Daytime population
107,584Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Pet stores across Michigan

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The highest-scoring counties in Michigan for pet stores, numbered among those based in Michigan, with Allegan County marked.

Top counties in Michigan

Counties in Michigan ranked for pet stores by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon County, MI7071.0$7.2M+1.8%#162 of 974
2Clinton County, MI7051.6$5.9M+1.6%#164 of 974
3Ottawa County, MI70222.0$4.8M+3.9%#173 of 974
4Oakland County, MI631021.9$5.3M+1.2%#265 of 974
5Wayne County, MI60891.3$6.1M−1.1%#309 of 974
6Eaton County, MI6081.8$4.8M+0.4%#317 of 974
7Berrien County, MI57111.7$4.6M−1.3%#366 of 974
8St. Clair County, MI57131.9$4.2M+0.1%#367 of 974
9Ingham County, MI56181.5$5.1M+1.7%#377 of 974
10Kent County, MI55501.9$4.6M+2.5%#397 of 974
17Allegan County, MI48112.4$3.6M+2.1%#525 of 974

Other business types in Allegan County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many pet stores are in Allegan County, MI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 pet stores in Allegan County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count pet stores. No official count is published for pet and pet supplies stores in Allegan County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Allegan County, MI spend on pets?

About $40M a year, or $879 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 pet stores on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per store. That spending covers all pets, which pet stores share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,522 households in Allegan County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Allegan County, MI compare with the U.S. for pet stores?

Allegan County has 2.4 pet stores per 10,000 households, 20% above the U.S. rate of 2.0. Spending per store is $3.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $4.5M. At the U.S. ratio of pet stores to household spending, Allegan County would have about 9, against 11 on map listings.

How fast is Allegan County, MI growing?

Population estimates put Allegan County at 123,188 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 45,522 households. The median household income in Allegan County is $83,283 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.3% 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. 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. Allegan County scores 48 for pet stores (lower middle), #525 of 974 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for pet stores · All 56 business types in Allegan County

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